Mereni, Constanța

For other places with the same name, see Mereni (disambiguation).
Mereni
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Mereni is located in Romania
Mereni
Mereni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°1′54″N 28°22′57″E / 44.03167°N 28.38250°E / 44.03167; 28.38250
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsMereni, Osmancea, Ciobănița, Miriștea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dumitru Guriță[1] (PNL)
Area
66.14 km2 (25.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,054
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primaria-mereni.ro

Mereni is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages:

  • Mereni (historical name: Enghe-Mahale, Turkish: Enge-Mahale)[3]
  • Osmancea (historical name: Turkish: Osmançay)
  • Ciobănița (historical names: Agemler, Turkish: Acemler, German: Adschemler/Atschemler)
  • Miriștea (historical names: Edilchioi, Turkish: Edilköy)

The former village of Lungeni (historical name: Uzunlar) was merged with the village of Mereni by the 1968 administrative reform.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mereni had 1,920 Romanians (90.14%), 28 Roma (1.31%), 5 Turks (0.23%), 177 Tatars (8.31%).[4]

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Mereni mayorship, "Mereni Commune - Strategy for Local Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-17.
  4. ^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.


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