Lumina (Romanian for "the light") is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Lumina | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Lumina Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′N 28°34′E / 44.283°N 28.567°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Lumina, Oituz, Sibioara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Dumitru Chiru[1] (PSD) |
Area | 48.75 km2 (18.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 10,770 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
The commune includes three villages:
- Lumina (historical names: Valea Neagră (until 1965); Cogealia, Kogea-Ali (until 1929) - Turkish: Kocaali, German: Kodschalie)
- Oituz - established in 1926, named after Oituz (Bacău County)
- Sibioara (historical name: Cicrâcci, Turkish: Çıkrıkçı)
Demographics
editAt the 2021 census Lumina had a population of 10,770 with a majority of Romanians (72.31%) and minorities of Tatars (2.35%), Roma (2.27%), Turks (0.24%), Lipovans (0.11%), Germans (0.05%), Bulgarians (0.03%), others (0.27%) and unknown (22.37%).
At the 2011 census, Lumina had 7,619 Romanians (93.82%), 104 Roma (1.28%), 95 Turks (1.17%), 282 Tatars (3.47%), 4 Aromanians (0.05%), 17 others (0.21%).[3]
A large community of Csángó Hungarians lives in the village of Oituz.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Iancu, Mariana (25 April 2018). "Fascinanta poveste a ceangăilor care au ridicat un sat în pustiul dobrogean stăpânit de șerpi: "Veneau coloniști și ne furau tot, până și lanțul de la fântână"". Adevărul (in Romanian).
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