The Constanța metropolitan area, is a
metropolitan area, established in 2007, that includes the municipality of
Constanța, the towns of
Năvodari
Năvodari (, historical names: ''Carachioi''; ''Caracoium'', tr, Kara Koyum) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 32,400. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social ...
,
Ovidiu
Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', tr, Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants of ...
,
Eforie,
Murfatlar
Murfatlar () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Etymology
The name of the town originates from the Turkish word of Arabic o ...
,
Techirghiol and 8 communes:
Mihail Kogălniceanu
Mihail Kogălniceanu (; also known as Mihail Cogâlniceanu, Michel de Kogalnitchan; September 6, 1817 – July 1, 1891) was a Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on October 11, 1863 ...
,
Cumpăna
Cumpăna is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Administration
The commune includes the village with the same name, Cumpăna (historical name: Hașiduluc, tr, Haşiduluk). The village was mentioned under the name ''Hașidu ...
,
Valu lui Traian
Valu lui Traian (historical name: ''Hasancea'', tr, Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name ''Hasancea''. In 1925 it was renamed ''Valu lui Traian'' (Trajan's ...
,
Lumina
Lumina may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''Lumina'', a literary journal published by Sarah Lawrence College
* ''World of Lumina'' or ''Lumina'', a graphic novel by Emanuele Tenderini and Linda Cavallini
Music
* "Lumina", ...
,
Tuzla
Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants.
Tuzla is the economic, cultural, e ...
,
Agigea,
Corbu and
Poarta Albă
Poarta Albă (literally in en, White Gate) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune is a port on the Danube–Black Sea Canal.
Villages
The following villages are included in the Poarta Albă commune:
* Poarta Alb ...
. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 415,695,
in an area consisting of 16% of
Constanța County
Constanța () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The degr ...
.
As defined by
Eurostat, with 420,241 residents (), the Constanța
functional urban area
The larger urban zone (LUZ), or functional urban area (FUA), is a measure of the population and expanse of metropolitan and surrounding areas which may or may not be exclusively urban. It consists of a city and its commuting zone outside it.
Th ...
is the third most populous in Romania.
Such administrative arrangement existed in an approximative similarity before 1989, when Constanța Municipality also included the city of
Mangalia
Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern ...
and the communes
23 August
Events Pre-1600
*30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Caesar ...
and
Limanu, together with all the summer resorts located between 23 August and Mangalia (the so-called "Mangalia Nord" resorts area).
However this administrative reform exists only on paper, nothing being done so far to put this decision into practice (e.g. unified local administration and transportation).
Demographics
References
External links
* "Anuarul statistic al județului Constanța" – 1986, Direcția Județeana de Statistică Constanța
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Geography of Constanța County
Metropolitan areas of Romania