Mangalia

Mangalia
Municipality

Coat of arms
Mangalia

Location of Mangalia

Coordinates: 43°49′02″N 28°34′58″E / 43.81722°N 28.58278°E / 43.81722; 28.58278Coordinates: 43°49′02″N 28°34′58″E / 43.81722°N 28.58278°E / 43.81722; 28.58278
Country  Romania
County Constanța County
Status Municipality
Government
  Mayor Cristian Radu (Independent)
Area
  Total 62.26 km2 (24.04 sq mi)
Elevation 20 m (70 ft)
Population (2011[1])
  Total Decrease 36,364
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.mangalia.ro/

Mangalia (Romanian pronunciation: [maŋˈɡalia], Turkish: Mankalya, ancient Callatis (Greek: Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς), other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Romania.

The municipality of Mangalia also administers several summer time seaside resorts: Cap Aurora, Jupiter, Neptun, Olimp, Saturn, Venus.

History

From the 9th century it was known by the Turks as Pangalia, by the Romanians as Tomisovara, and by the Greeks as Panglicara, and it was one of the most important ports on the west coast of the Black Sea. Mangalia is the oldest continuously inhabited city on the present territory of Romania. A Greek colony named Callatis was founded in the 6th century BC by the city of Heraclea Pontica.[2] Its first silver coinage was minted approximately 350 BC. In 72 BC, Callatis was conquered by the Roman general Lucullus and was assigned to the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. Throughout the 2nd century AD, the city built defensive fortifications and the minting of coinage under the Roman emperors Septimius Severus and Caracalla continued. Callatis suffered multiple invasions in the 3rd century AD but recovered in the 4th century AD to regain its status as an important trade hub and port city.[3] From 7th to 11th century the city was under the rule of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Geography and climate

Mangalia is positioned at 43°49’ latitude and 28°35’ longitude, with an approximate elevation of 10 meters, 44 kilometres (27 miles) south of the municipality of Constanţa, on the same latitude as the French resort of Nice. Mangalia is one of the southernmost resorts on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea.

Mangalia is characterized by a moderate maritime climate (annual average temperature 11 °C (52 °F) - one of the highest in Romania) with hot summers (July average over 21 °C (70 °F)) and mild winters (January average 1 °C (34 °F)), Mangalia being the country's second place, after Băile Herculane, with positive average temperatures in wintertime. Spring comes early but is cool and autumn is long and warm. In summer, cloudiness is reduced (about 25 sunny days in a month) and the duration of sunshine is of 10–12 hours a day. Annual precipitation is low (about 400 mm (16 in)).

The sea breeze is stronger in summer. The natural cure factors are the water of the Black Sea, which is chlorided, sulphated, sodic, magnesian, hypotonic (mineralization 15.5g), the sulphurous, chlorided, bicarbonated, sodic, calcic, mesothermal (21-28 °C) mineral waters of the springs in the northern part of the city, in the area of the beach between Saturn and Venus, the sulphurous peat mud, rich in minerals, which is extracted from the peat bog north of the city (expected to last another 250 years) and the marine climate, rich in saline aerosols and solar radiation that have a bracing effect on the organism.

The resort has a large, fine-sand beach developed for purposes of aeroheliotherapy and wave therapy, as well as high seawalls with a specific microclimate where one may benefit from inhalations of saline aerosols having therapeutic effects.

Climate data for Mangalia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 5
(41)
6
(43)
9
(48)
13
(55)
19
(66)
23
(73)
26
(79)
26
(79)
22
(72)
17
(63)
11
(52)
7
(45)
15
(59)
Average low °C (°F) −2
(28)
−1
(30)
2
(36)
7
(45)
12
(54)
16
(61)
18
(64)
18
(64)
14
(57)
10
(50)
4
(39)
1
(34)
8
(46)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1912 1,929    
1930 2,764+43.3%
1948 4,547+64.5%
1956 4,792+5.4%
1966 12,674+164.5%
1977 26,821+111.6%
1992 43,960+63.9%
2002 40,037−8.9%
2011 36,364−9.2%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, 90.6% of the city's residents were ethnic Romanians, 4.4% Turks, 3.6% Tatars, 0.5% Roma, 0.3% Lipovans, and 0.6% belonged to other ethnic groups. According to religion, for respondents for whom data is available, 89.5% were Romanian Orthodox, 8.3% Muslim, 0.9% Roman Catholic, 0.3% Pentecostal, and 1% other or none.

Tourist attractions

Gallery

Natives

Politics

The current mayor of Mangalia is Cristian Radu (Independent).

The Mangalia Municipal Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 19 councilors, with the following party composition:

    Party Seats Current Council
  Social Democratic Party 6          
  Democratic Liberal Party 6          
  National Liberal Party 4          
  Conservative Party 2          
  Greater Romania Party 1          

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Mangalia is twinned with:[5]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mangalia.
  1. "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  2. Amphoras from Callatis (Romania), International Journal of Nautical Archaeology,
  3. Michael Grant, "A Guide to the Ancient World", New York: Barnes and Noble Books 1997, p. 140.
  4. "Weatherbase data Mangalia".
  5. Archived April 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  1. Alexandru Avram. Kallatis. - In: Ancient Greek Colonies in the Black Sea. Vol. 1. Eds. Dimitrios V. Grammenos and Elias K. Petropoulos. Oxford, Archaeopress, 2001 (BAR International Series; 1675 (1-2)), 239-286.
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