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Constanța County

Constanța County
Județul Constanța
County
Coat of arms of Constanța County
Coat of arms
Constanta in Romania.svg
Coordinates: 44°16′N 28°19′E / 44.27°N 28.31°E / 44.27; 28.31Coordinates: 44°16′N 28°19′E / 44.27°N 28.31°E / 44.27; 28.31
Country  Romania
Development region1 Sud-Est
Historic region Dobruja
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Constanța
Government
 • Type County Board
 • President of the County Board Horia Țuțuianu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total 7,071 km2 (2,730 sq mi)
Area rank 8th in Romania
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 684,082
 • Rank 5th in Romania
 • Density 96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 90wxyz3
Area code(s) +40 x414
ISO 3166 code RO-CT
Car Plates CT5
GDP US$ 7.91 billion (2008)
GDP/capita US$ 11,051 (2008)
Website County Board
County Prefecture
1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He or she is not allowed to be a member of a political party and is forbidden from political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
Județul Constanța
County (Județ)
Coat of arms of Județul Constanța
Coat of arms
Romania 1930 county Constanta.png
Country Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Historic region Dobruja
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Constanța
Established 1879
Ceased to exist Administrative reform of 1950
Area
 • Total 6,916 km2 (2,670 sq mi)
Population (1930)
 • Total 249,914
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [konˈstant͡sa]) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța.

In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher (about 75%) than the Romanian average. In recent years the population trend is:

The majority of the population are Romanians. There are important communities of Turks and Tatars, remnants of the time of Ottoman rule. Currently the region is the centre of the Muslim minority in Romania. A great number of Aromanians have migrated to Dobruja in the last century, and they consider themselves a cultural minority rather than an ethnic minority. There are also Romani.

The predominant industries in the county are:

Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanța being the county with the largest irrigation systems in the country (more than 4,300 km² before 1989, now greatly reduced), cereals being the most important products. Also, the county is famous for its wines from the Murfatlar region.

At Cernavodă there is a nuclear power plant with two reactors, each of the CANDU type of Canadian design. The plant covers over 15% of the country's power demand.

The Port of Constanța is the largest port in Romania and one of the most important on the Black Sea. It is linked with the Danube by the Danube-Black Sea Canal – the widest and deepest navigable channel in Europe, although it is not used to its full potential.


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