Agigea

Commune in Constanța, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Constanța County

(2020–2024) Cristian-Maricel Cîrjaliu^[1] (PSD)Area

45.28 km² (17.48 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

8,722 • Density190/km² (500/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primaria-agigea.ro

Agigea (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈd͡ʒid͡ʒe̯a]; Turkish: Acıçay, Greek: Aghikos) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four settlements: Agigea [ro] , Lazu (Turkish: Laz-Mahale), Sanatoriul Agigea and Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea, the last two being special settlements.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Agigea had 5,822 Romanians (90.46%), 443 Tatars (6.88%), 95 Turks (1.48%), 15 Roma (0.23%), 10 Lipovans (0.16%), 9 Aromanians (0.14%), 8 Hungarians (0.12%), 29 others (0.45%), 5 with undeclared ethnicity (0.08%).

Infrastructure

In the western urban area at 44°5'23"N 28°36'12"E, there is a mediumwave transmitter operating on 1458 kHz. North of Agigea at 44°6'19"N 28°37'49"E, there is Constanța coast radio station, which serves also for transmitting NAVTEX-messages in Romanian on 490 kHz.

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.