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Mereni, Constanța

Coordinates: 44°1′54″N 28°22′57″E / 44.03167°N 28.38250°E / 44.03167; 28.38250
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Mereni
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

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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

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  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.