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Alongside the county structure, Romania is also divided into eight development regions, which correspond to NUTS-II divisions in the European Union, but which have no administrative capacity and are instead used for co-ordinating regional development projects and statistical purposes. The country is further subdivided into 2686 communes, which are rural localities, and 265 towns. Communes and towns have their own local councils and are headed by a mayor (primar). Larger and more urbanised towns gain the status of municipality, which gives them greater administrative power over local affairs. __________________________________________________________________
Constanta is a county (judet) of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanta.
Year
County population The majority of the population are Romanians.
There are important communities of Turks and Tatars, remnants of
the time of the 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
Romas. Geography Much of the territory of Constanta county comprises a low-lying plateau with a continental semi-arid climate. The Black Sea coast - stretching about 120 km (75 miles) - has a maritime climate with less contrasts than the interior. The average January temperature in Constanta county is 0°C (32°F), while the average July temperature reaches 23°C (75°F). In the northeastern part of the county there
is a lagoon, the Sinoe Lake. On the eastern side of the county flows
the Danube. Neighbours
Economy County's main industries are:
Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanta being the county with the largest irrigations 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 Cernavoda there is a nuclear power plant with one reactor - CANDU type of Canadian design. It covers over 10% of the country's power demand. The Constanta Harbour 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 not used to its
full potential. Tourist
Also worth visiting are:
Administrative divisions Municipalities
Towns
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Romania
is divided into forty-one counties (judete), as well as the municipality
of Bucharest (Bucuresti), which is its own administrative unit.
Each county is administered by a county council (consiliu judetean),
responsible for local affairs, as well as a prefect, who is appointed
by the central government but cannot be a member of any political
party. In alphabetical order, the counties are:
