Agigea

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

For other uses, see Agigea (disambiguation).
Agigea
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Agigea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsAgigea, Lazu, Sanatoriul Agigea, Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Cristian-Maricel Cîrjaliu[1] (PSD)
Area
45.28 km2 (17.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
6,992
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primaria-agigea.ro

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 language on 490 kHz.

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.


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