Comana, Constanța

Commune in Constanța, Romania

(2020–2024) Ion Adam^[1] (PNL)Area

61.46 km² (23.73 sq mi)Elevation

95 m (312 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,639 • Density27/km² (69/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

907080

Area code+(40) x41Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primaria-comana.ro

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

The commune includes three villages:

Comana (historical name: Mustafa Agi, Turkish: Mustafa Hacı)
Tătaru (historical name: Azaplar)
Pelinu (historical name: Carachioi, Turkish: Karaköy)

The former village of Orzari (historical name: Erebiler) was merged with the village of Comana by the 1968 administrative reform.

Geography

The commune is located in the southern part of Constanța County, 45 km (28 mi) southwest on the county seat, Constanța. It is crossed by national road DN38 [ro] (part of European route E675), which connects Constanța with the nearby town of Negru Vodă, on the Bulgaria–Romania border.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Comana had 1,804 inhabitants; of those, 1,543 were Romanians (89.50%), 161 Tatars (9.34%), 17 Turks (0.99%), and 3 others (0.17%). At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,639, of which 84% were Romanians, 6% Tatars, and 1.1% Turks.^[3]

Natives

Şahip Bolat Abdurrahim from Azaplar/Tătaru, Mufti of Constanța County (1933–1937)
Septar Mehmet Yakub from Azaplar/Tătaru, Mufti of Romania (1947–1990)

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.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.