Tuzla, Constanța

Commune in Constanța, Romania

(2020–2024) Taner Reșit^[1] (PSD)Area

54.09 km² (20.88 sq mi)Elevation

6 m (20 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

6,494 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

907295

Area code+(40) 241Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primaria-tuzla.ro

Tuzla is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, including the village with the same name. Its name means "saltpan" in Turkish.^{[citation needed]}

The commune is located on the Black Sea shore, between Eforie to the north and Costinești to the south.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Tuzla had a population of 6,711, including 5,985 Romanians (92.49%), 296 Tatars (4.57%),175 Turks (2.70%), 4 Hungarians (0.06%), 3 Aromanians (0.05%), and 8 others (0.12%).^[3] At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 6,494; of those, 81.55% were Romanians, 3.54% Tatars, and 2.53% Turks.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.