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.
Agigea | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Agigea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E / 44.09167°N 28.61139°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Agigea, 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 (33 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 8,722 |
| • Density | 192.6/km2 (498.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 907015 |
| Area code | +(40) x41 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | primaria-agigea |
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editIn 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
edit- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "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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