1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from theEuropean Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public official. He or she is not allowed to be a member of a political party and is forbidden from political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the ranks of public officials 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator,Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles,ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
In 2021, it had a population of 655,997 and the population density was 92/km2. The degree of urbanization is much higher (about 75%) than the Romanian average. In recent years the population trend is:
The majority of the population areOrthodoxRomanians. There are important communities of MuslimTurks andTatars, remnants of the time ofOttoman rule. Currently the region is the centre of theMuslim minority in Romania. A great number ofAromanians have migrated to Dobruja in the last century, and they consider themselves a cultural minority rather than an ethnic minority. There are alsoRomani.
Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanța being the county with the largest irrigation systems in the country (more than 4,300 km2 before 1989, now greatly reduced), cereals being the most important products. Also, the county is famous for itswines from theMurfatlar region.
ThePort of Constanța is the largest port in Romania, the most important of theBlack Sea and the 4th in Europe. It is linked with theDanube by theDanube-Black Sea Canal – the widest and deepest navigable channel in Europe, although it is not used to its full potential.
TheRomanian Riviera along the coast of theBlack Sea is the preferred destination for the summer holidays in Romania. The resorts are, from North to South:
As of 27 September 2020, the elected President of the County Council is Mihai Lupu from PNL.[7] In addition, in the wake of the2020 Romanian local elections, the current Constanța County Council consists of 36 counsellors, with the following party composition:[8]
Following the 1926 administrative reform, the borders of the historical county are identical to the ones of the current Constanța County, with the exception of the Ostrov and Lipnița communes, which were then administered by theDurostor County, theBaia commune, now part ofTulcea County, and the villages ofTereskondu,Pârâul Caprei,Fundeni,Pădureni,Saldu Alde andEnigea-Haidar, now in Bulgaria.
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Ialomița, Durostor and Caliacra to formȚinutul Mării. It was re-established in 1940 after the fall ofCarol II's regime. Ten years later, itwas abolished by theCommunist regime.
According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 253,093 inhabitants, of which 66.2% were Romanians, 8.9% Bulgarians, 6.8% Turks, 6.0% Tatars, 3.8% Germans, 1.8% Greeks, 1.5% Russians, 1.3% Armenians, as well as other minorities.[12] In religion, the population consisted of 78.9% Eastern Orthodox, 13.1% Islam, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.8% Roman Catholics, as well as other minorities.[13]
In 1930, the urban population of the county was 81,631 inhabitants, 68.7% Romanians, 7.3% Turks, 5.2% Greeks, 3.9% Armenians, 2.5% Germans, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Tatars, 2.0% Bulgarians, 1.7% Russians, 1.7% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. Among the urban population, mother tongues were reported to be Romanian (72.0%), Turkish (9.7%), Greek (4.5%), Armenian (3.6%), German (2.4%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed mostly of Eastern Orthodox (78.4%), followed by Muslim (9.6%), Armenian Apostolic (3.3%), Roman Catholic (2.7%), Jewish (2.3%), Lutheran (1.6%), as well as other minorities.
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