Valu lui Traian
Valu lui Traian | |
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  Valu lui Traian Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E / 44.16500°N 28.45500°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Florin Mitroi (National Liberal Party[1]) |
| Area | 63.29 km2 (24.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 16,617 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | http://www.valu-lui-traian.ro |
Valu lui Traian (historical name: Hasancea, Turkish: Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Romania.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian (Trajan's Wall), after the vallum located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea, Turkish: Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
Localization
The natural area is located in Medgidia plateau, in the central-east extremity of Constanța county, on north-east of Valu lui Traian village, near the DN3 national roadway that links Murfatlar city of the Constanța munincipal. [3]
Demographics
At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 15% Tatars, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Romanian Orthodox and 16.1% Muslim. At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815 Romanians (85.71%), 6 Hungarians (0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 191 Turks (1.67%), 1,189 Tatars (10.38%), 7 Lipovans (0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%).[4]
References
- ^ "Rezultate finale în judeţul Constanţa. Iată care sunt noii primari din judeţ!" (in Romanian). Ziua de Constanța. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Valu Lui Traian". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Valu lui Traian on Google maps.
