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Constanţa (Romanie pronunciation: [konˈstant͡sa]; historical names: Tomis, Greek: Κωνστάντια or Konstantia, Turkis: Köstence, Bulgarie: Кюстенджа or Kyustendzha) is the auldest livin ceety in Romanie, foondit aroond 600 BC. The ceety is locatit in the Dobruja region o Romanie, on the Black Sea coast. It is the caipital o Constanța Coonty an the lairgest ceety in the region.
Constanța | |
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Constanța – belvedere | |
Coordinates: 44°10.4′N 28°38.3′E | |
Kintra | Romanie |
Coonty | Constanța Coonty |
Foondit | 7t century BC as Tomis |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Radu Ștefan Mazăre |
Area | |
• City | 124.89 km2 (48.22 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1013.5 km2 (391.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2011 census[1]) | |
• City | 254,693 |
• Density | 2039/km2 (5,280/sq mi) |
• Metro | 387,593 |
• Ethnic groups | Romanies Greeks Tatars Turks |
Demonym(s) | constănțean, constănțeancă (ro) |
Postal code | 900xxx |
Leids | Romanie |
Website | www.primaria-constanta.ro |
The ceety o Constanța is ane o the maist important in Romanie, ane o fower roughly equal-size ceeties which rank efter Bucharest. The Constanța metropolitan aurie wis foondit in 2007 an comprises 14 localities locatit at a maximum distance o 30 km (19 mi) frae the ceety an wi 446,595 indwallers.[2] It haes the seicont lairgest metropolitan aurie in Romanie, efter Bucharest.
The Port o Constanţa haes an aurie o 39.26 km2 (15.16 sq mi) an a length o aboot 30 km (19 mi). It is the lairgest port on the Black Sea, an ane o the lairgest ports in Europe.[3]
Constanţa is twinned wi:
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