Cogealac

Cogealac
Commune
Cogealac Location of Cogealac
Coordinates: 44°33′0″N 28°34′0″E / 44.55000°N 28.56667°ECoordinates: 44°33′0″N 28°34′0″E / 44.55000°N 28.56667°E
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Cogealac, Gura Dobrogei, Râmnicu de Jos, Râmnicu de Sus, Tariverde
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Alexa[1] (National Liberal Party)
Area
• Total	238.25 km^2 (91.99 sq mi)
Population (2011[2])
• Total	4,356
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariacogealac.ro/

Cogealac is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

The commune includes six villages:

• Cogealac (historical names: Domneşti, Turkish: Kocalak)
• Gura Dobrogei (historical names: Câvârgic, Turkish: Kıvırcık)
• Râmnicu de Jos
• Râmnicu de Sus
• Tariverde (historical name: Dorotea)

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Colelia (Turkish: Kuleli), at 44°36′10″N 28°24′39″E / 44.60278°N 28.41083°E, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The former village was populated by Dobrujan Germans until 1942 and it is now the site of the Colilia Monastery.^[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Cogealac had 4,466 Romanians (98.89%), 4 Turks (0.09%), 46 others (1.02%).

References

1. "Elected mayors at the 2012 local election" (PDF) (in Romanian). Central Electoral Committee. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
2. "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
3. (Romanian) Formula As, The Monastery Named After a Herb, accessed on March 13, 2012