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Agigea
Commune
Coat of arms of Agigea
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Agigea is located in Romania
Agigea
Agigea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E / 44.09167°N 28.61139°E / 44.09167; 28.61139
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)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
8,722
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
907015
Area code+(40) x41
Vehicle reg.CT
Websiteprimaria-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, Lazu (Turkish: Laz-Mahale), Sanatoriul Agigea, and Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea, the last two being special settlements.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 5,482—    
2011 6,922+26.3%
2021 8,722+26.0%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, Agigea had a population of 6,922, which included 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%). At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,722; of those, 78.66% were Romanians and 3.94% Tatars.[3]

Infrastructure

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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

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.


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