Chirnogeni

Chirnogeni
Commune
Chirnogeni Location of Chirnogeni
Coordinates: 43°54′0″N 28°14′0″E / 43.90000°N 28.23333°ECoordinates: 43°54′0″N 28°14′0″E / 43.90000°N 28.23333°E
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Chirnogeni, Credinţa, Plopeni
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Manta (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	116.06 km^2 (44.81 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
• Total	3,137
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-chirnogeni.ro

Chirnogeni is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

• Chirnogeni (historical name: Ghiuvenlia, Turkish: Güvenli), named after Chirnogi, whence many settlers came^[2]
• Credinţa (historical name: Sofular, Turkish: Sofular)
• Plopeni (historical name: Cavaclar, Turkish: Kavaklar)

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Chirnogeni had 3,105 Romanians (98.98%), 26 Roma (0.83%), 4 Turks (0.13%), 2 others (0.06%).

References

1. "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
2. Chirnogeni Village Hall, History of Chirnogeni, accessed on June 3, 2012