Ceamurlia de Jos
Ceamurlia de Jos | |
|---|---|
 Location in Tulcea County | |
  Ceamurlia de Jos Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:44°44′N28°43′E/ 44.733°N 28.717°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Tulcea |
| Subdivisions | Ceamurlia de Jos, Lunca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2024) | Dumitru Stan[1](PSD) |
| Area | 119.43 km2(46.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,122 |
| • Density | 18/km2(46/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST(UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 827035 |
| Vehicle reg. | TL |
| Website | Official website |
Ceamurlia de Jos(meaning "Lower Ceamurlia" ) is acommunein the southeast ofTulcea County,Northern Dobruja,Romania.It has a total population of 2,620 and it has an area of 119,43 km². TheGolovița Lakeis located south of this commune. Its name is derived from TurkishÇamurlu,meaning "muddy".[citation needed]
A part of the inhabitants of this commune areAromaniansthat were deported fromSouthern Dobruja,where they settled from the Southern Balkans during the Romanian rule of the region, after it was ceded back toBulgariain 1940 according to the terms of theTreaty of Craiova.
At the2021 censusCeamurlia de Jos had a population of 2,122 with a majority ofRomanians(92.37%) and a minority ofBulgarians(0.51%), others (0.19%) and unknown (6.93%).
Ceamurlia de Jos commune is composed of two villages:
- Ceamurlia de Jos, with a population of 1,258 and an area of 1,69 km²
- Lunca, with a population of 1,362 and an area of 1,66 km², located 4 km east of the Ceamurlia de Jos village.
Ceamurlia de Jos was the place where theH5N1strain of theavian influenzawas found for the first time in Europe, being brought by migrating birds from Asia that passed through the nearbyDanube Delta.
References
[edit]- ^"Results of the 2020 local elections".Central Electoral Bureau.Retrieved15 June2021.
- ^"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021"(XLS).National Institute of Statistics.
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