Agigea
| Agigea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
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  Agigea Location of Agigea | ||
| Coordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E / 44.09167°N 28.61139°ECoordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E / 44.09167°N 28.61139°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania | |
| County | Constanța County | |
| Status | Commune | |
| Component villages | Agigea, Lazu, Sanatoriul Agigea, Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Cristian-Maricel Cîrjaliu (Social Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 45.28 km2 (17.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011[1]) | ||
| • Total |
 6,436 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | http://www.primaria-agigea.ro/ | |
Agigea (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈd͡ʒid͡ʒe̯a]; Turkish: Acıçay, Greek: Aghikos) is a commune in Constanța County, Romania. The commune includes four villages: Agigea, Lazu (Turkish: Laz-Mahale), Sanatoriul Agigea and Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea, the last two being special settlements.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Agigea had 5,822 Romanians (90.46%), 443 Tatars (6.88%), 95 Turks (1.48%), 15 Roma (0.23%), 10 Lipovans (0.16%), 9 Aromanians (0.14%), 8 Hungarians (0.12%), 29 others (0.45%), 5 with undeclared ethnicity (0.08%).
Infrastructure
In the western urban area at 44°5'23"N 28°36'12"E, there is a mediumwave transmitter operating on 1458 kHz. North of Agigea at 44°6'19"N 28°37'49"E, there is Constanța coast radio station, which serves also for transmitting NAVTEX-messages in Romanian language on 490 kHz.
References
- ↑ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
