Baia, Tulcea

Baia
Commune
Location of Baia
Baia Location of Baia
Coordinates: 44°43′N 28°40′E / 44.717°N 28.667°ECoordinates: 44°43′N 28°40′E / 44.717°N 28.667°E
Country	Romania
County	Tulcea
Component villages	Baia, Camena, Caugagia, Ceamurlia de Sus, Panduru
Government
• Mayor	Nicolae Ionuş (since 2004)
Area
• Total	198.29 km^2 (76.56 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	5,024
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Postal code	827005
Website	www.cjtulcea.ro/judet/baia.html (Romanian)

Baia is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania.

Villages

The commune includes five villages:

• Baia (Hamangia until 1929, Turkish: Hamamci)
• Camena
• Caugagia (Turkish: Kavgaci)
• Ceamurlia de Sus (Yeni Kazak until ca. 1855)
• Panduru (Potur until 1929)

History

In 1953, archaeological excavations on a site along the Lake Goloviţa, near Baia, led to the discovery of a new Middle Neolithic culture, named after the commune. Further research has shown that the culture, with Mediterranean origins, extended across Dobruja and North-Eastern Bulgaria. The culture's most notable artefact is an anthropomorphic statuette in terra cotta, known as The Thinker, which was discovered at Cernavodă.

References

• Baia, Tulcea at GEOnet Names Server