Valu lui Traian
| Valu lui Traian | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
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  Valu lui Traian Location of Valu lui Traian, Constanţa | ||
| Coordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E / 44.16500°N 28.45500°ECoordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E / 44.16500°N 28.45500°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania | |
| County | Constanţa County | |
| Status | Commune | |
| Component villages | Valu lui Traian | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Florin Mitroi (National Liberal Party[1]) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 63.29 km2 (24.44 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011[2]) | ||
| • Total |
 11,452 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | http://www.valu-lui-traian.ro | |
Valu lui Traian (historical name: Hasancea, Turkish: Hasançay) is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.
The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian (Trajan's Wall), after the vallum located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea, Turkish: Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
Demographics
At the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 15% Tatars, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Romanian Orthodox and 16.1% Muslim. At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815 Romanians (85.71%), 6 Hungarians (0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 191 Turks (1.67%), 1,189 Tatars (10.38%), 7 Lipovans (0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%).[2]
References
- ↑ "Elected mayors at the 2012 local election" (PDF) (in Romanian). Central Electoral Committee. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
External links
- Valu lu Traian on the site of Constanţa County Council
