Limanu

Limanu
Basic data
State :	Romania
Historical region :	Dobruja
Circle :	Constanța
Coordinates :	43 ° 48 '  N , 28 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 48 '29 "  N , 28 ° 32' 56"  E
Time zone :	EET ( UTC +2)
Area :	76.66  km²
Residents :	6,270 (October 20, 2011)
Population density :	82 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	907160
Telephone code :	(+40) 02 41
License plate :	CT
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	Limanu, May 2 , Hagieni , Vama Veche
Mayor :	Gheorghe-Daniel Georgescu ( PSD )
Postal address :	Str. Castanului, no. 32 loc. Limanu, jud. Constanța, RO-907160
Website :	www.primarialimanu.ro/portal/portal.nsf/

Limanu ( Karaçuklu in Turkish ) is a municipality in the Constanța district in Romania and is located in the historic Dobruja region .

history

Limanu was founded in 1863 by Turkish-Tatar settlers.

population

The 2002 census counted 4747 people, including 4180 Romanians , 297 Lipovans , 186 Tatars , 59 Roma , 13 Hungarians and 8 Turks . 4235 people are Orthodox Christians , 261 Old Believer Christians , 195 Muslims , 22 Baptists , 13 members of the Pentecostal Church and 12 Roman Catholics .

The place itself had 2300 inhabitants; the population of the municipality, which also includes the villages of Vama Veche , 2 Mai and Hagieni , was 4771 inhabitants in 2004.

Attractions

• The nearby limestone cave Limanu

Personalities

• Ion Bitzan (1924–1997), Romanian painter

Web links

• Limanu at ghidulprimariilor.ro
• Limanu Municipality data on the Constanța County Council website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census in Romania at citypopulation.de