Cobadin
| Cobadin | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Cobadin Location of Cobadin | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E / 44.064710°N 28.231602°ECoordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E / 44.064710°N 28.231602°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County | Constanţa County |
| Status | Commune |
| Component villages | Cobadin, Viişoara, Negreşti, Curcani, Conacu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cornel Cocoș (National Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 188.41 km2 (72.75 sq mi) |
Population (2011)  [1] | |
| • Total | 8,346 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website |
primaria-cobadin |
Cobadin is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania. The commune includes five villages:
- Cobadin (historical names: Cobadinu, Turkish: Kobadin)
- Viişoara (historical name: Caciamac, Turkish: Kaçamak)
- Negreşti (historical name: Carabacâ, Turkish: Karabağ')
- Conacu (historical name: Beşaul)
- Curcani (historical name: Chertic-Punar, Turkish: Kertikpınar) - disestablished by Presidential Decree before 1990, the village is nevertheless listed in the official settlements register
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Frasinu (historical name: Terzi-Veli), at 43°59′14″N 28°6′16″E / 43.98722°N 28.10444°E, nominally merged with Curcani by the 1968 administrative reform.
Population
As of 2011, the population of the commune was 8,346, out of which:
- 6,480 (77.44%) Romanians
- 1,021 (12.23%) Turks
- 442 (5.29%) Tatars
- 359 (4.30%) Romani
- 7 (0.08%) Aromanians
- 37 others
Famous natives
- Pericle Martinescu, writer and journalist
References
- ↑ "Constanta 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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