Tulcea County

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Location of the Tulcea County in Romania
Map of the Tulcea district in Dobruja
Coat of arms of the Tulcea County
Coat of arms of the Tulcea district at the time of Real Socialism
Coat of arms of the Tulcea County in the interwar period

Tulcea [ ˈtult͜ʃe̯a ] is a Romanian district ( Județ ) in the Dobruja region with the district capital Tulcea . Its common abbreviation and the license plate are TL.

The Tulcea County borders in the north to the Ukraine in the east to the Black Sea , in the south of the county Constanta , in the west of the county Braila and in the northwest to the Galaţi County .

Demographics

In 2002 the Tulcea district had 256,492 inhabitants, a population density of 30 inhabitants per km². Of these, 230,843 were Romanians , 16,350 Lipovans , 3,334 Turks , 2,272 Roma , 1,680 Greeks , 179 Tatars , 135 Hungarians , 134 Italians , 83 Germans , 61 Bulgarians and others.

In 2011, 213,083 residents were registered in Tulcea County; the population density was 25 inhabitants per km².

geography

The Tulcea County has a total area of ​​8499 km², which corresponds to 3.56% of the area of ​​Romania. Located in the southeast of Romania, the district includes the Danube Delta and the northern half of the Dobruja Highlands (Podișul Dobrogei) . It is located between the Balta Brăilei in the west and the Black Sea in the east.

cities and communes

The Tulcea County officially consists of 141 localities. Five of these have city status , 46 that of municipality and the rest are administratively assigned to cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality Residents
Tulcea 73,707
Babadag ( tr. Babadağ ) 08,940
Măcin 08,245
Sarichioi 05,856
Jijila 05,312
Greci 05.117
Isaccea (tr. İshakçı ) 05,026
Baia 04,758
Topolog 04,698
Somova 04,388
Niculițel 04,297
Luncavița 04,244
Jurilovca 03,935
Sulina 03,663
Cerna 03,529
(As of October 20, 2011)

See also

Web links

Commons : Tulcea County  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ethnic and religious composition in the 2002 census ( Romanian ) referinte.transindex.ro. October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2006. Retrieved on October 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de