Pecineaga
Pecineaga | |
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 Location in Constanța County | |
  Pecineaga Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′43″N 28°29′58″E / 43.89528°N 28.49944°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Pecineaga, Vânători |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Niculae Stan (PSD) |
Area | 55.7 km2 (21.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 3,187 |
| • Density | 57.2/km2 (148/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 907235 (Pecineaga) 907236 (Vânători) |
| Area code | +40 x41 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | primaria-pecineaga |
Pecineaga (Romanian pronunciation: [pet͡ʃiˈne̯aga]) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. To the southeast of the commune lies the city of Mangalia.
Administration
The commune includes two villages:
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,063 | — |
| 2011 | 3,189 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3,187 | −0.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the 2002 census, the commune had a population 3,063, of which 97% were Romanians and the rest mostly Turks and Tatars. At the 2011 census, Pecineaga had 3,189 inhabitants, of which 92.35% were Romanians, 2.1% Turks, 1.41% Tatars, and 0.31% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,187; of those, 86.67% were Romanians and 1.19% Roma.
History
The locality is named after the Pechenegs, a Turkic semi-nomadic people which settled in this place in the 10th/11th century. When founded, the village bore the name Gerencik. It was colonized successively by Crimean Tatars (1857), Transylvanian shepherds (Mocani) (after 1878), ploughers from Brăila County (1885) and Râmnicu Sărat. From 1933 until 1940 the village was named Ion Gheorghe Duca, after the prime minister assassinated in 1933 by an Iron Guard death squad.
Natives
- Mehmet Niyazi (1878–1931), poet, journalist, schoolteacher, academic, and activist
References
- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ (in Romanian) Pecineaga Town Hall, History of Pecineaga[dead link], accessed on May 16, 2012
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
