Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanța

Commune in Constanța, Romania

(2020–2024) Dumitru Timofte^[1] (PSD)Area

147.26 km² (56.86 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

4,779 • Density32/km² (84/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primaria-nbalcescu.ro

Nicolae Bălcescu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

Nicolae Bălcescu (historical names: Danachioi, Turkish: Danaköy; Carol I) - named after the Romanian historian and revolutionary Nicolae Bălcescu
Dorobanțu (historical name: Turkish: Bilar'ar)

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Nicolae Bălcescu had 4,298 Romanians (97.26%), 5 Hungarians (0.11%), 75 Roma (1.70%), 33 Tatars (0.75%), 8 others (0.18%).^[3]

^ "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.
^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.