Siliștea, Constanța

Siliștea
Commune
Siliștea
Location of Siliștea, Constanța
Coordinates: 44°24′0″N 28°10′0″E / 44.40000°N 28.16667°E / 44.40000; 28.16667Coordinates: 44°24′0″N 28°10′0″E / 44.40000°N 28.16667°E / 44.40000; 28.16667
Country  Romania
County Constanța County
Status Commune
Component villages Siliștea, Ṭepeș Vodă
Government
 • Mayor Mihai Soare (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total 71.54 km2 (27.62 sq mi)
Population (2011[1])
 • Total Decrease1,308
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.primaria-silistea.go.ro/

Siliștea is a commune in Constanța County, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

  • Siliștea (historical name: Tașpunor, Tașpunar or Taș-Punar, Turkish: Taşpınar)
  • Țepeș Vodă (historical names: Chiorcișme, Chior-Cișmea, Turkish: Körçeşme) - named after Vlad III the Impaler (Vlad Țepeș in the common Romanian reference)

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Siliștea had 1,270 Romanians (97.09%), 38 Tatars (2.91%).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "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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