Lipnița

Coordinates: 44°06′N 27°36′E / 44.100°N 27.600°E / 44.100; 27.600
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Lipnița
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Lipnița is located in Romania
Lipnița
Lipnița
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°06′N 27°36′E / 44.100°N 27.600°E / 44.100; 27.600
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsLipnița, Canlia, Carvan, Coșlugea, Cuiugiuc, Goruni, Izvoarele
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Nicolae-Florin Dinu[1] (PNL)
Area
180.06 km2 (69.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,876
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primaria-lipnita.ro

Lipnița is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes seven villages:

  • Lipnița
  • Canlia (historical name: Turkish: Kanlı)
  • Carvăn (historical names: Kervan) - established in 1968 from the merger of Carvănu Mare (historical name:Carvan de Sus, Turkish: Yukarı Kervan) and Carvănu Mic (historical name: Carvan de Jos, Turkish: Aşağı Kervan)
  • Coșlugea (Turkish: Kozluca)
  • Cuiugiuc (Turkish: Kuyucuk)
  • Goruni (historical name: Velichioi until 1968, Turkish: Veli-Köy)
  • Izvoarele (historical name: Pârjoaia until 1968)

In October 2017, a border crossing was inaugurated in Lipnița, linking it with the neighbouring commune of Kaynardzha in Bulgaria.[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Lipnița had 2,764 Romanians (87.2%), 39 Roma (1.2%), 210 Turks (6.6%).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Romania, Bulgaria Open New Border Crossing". New York Times. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.