Corbu, Constanța

Commune in Constanța, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Constanța County

(2020–2024) Vasile Lumînare^[1] (PMP)Area

118.04 km² (45.58 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

5,727 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primariacorbu.ro

Corbu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes three villages:

Corbu - established in 1968 from the merger of Corbu de Jos (historical names: Gargalâcul-Mic, Turkish: Aşağı Kargalık) and Corbu de Sus (historical names: Gargalâcul-Mare, Turkish: Yukarı Kargalık)
Luminița (historical names: Șahman and Urumbei)
Vadu (historical name: Caraharman, Turkish: Karaharman)

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Corbu had 5,396 Romanians (99.36%), 14 Roma (0.26%), 5 Turks (0.09%), 6 Tatars (0.11%), 3 Lipovans (0.06%), 7 others (0.13%).

^ "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.