Valu lui Traian (historical name: Hasancea, Turkish: Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Valu lui Traian | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Valu lui Traian Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°9′54″N 28°27′18″E / 44.16500°N 28.45500°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Florin Mitroi[1] (PNL) |
Area | 63.29 km2 (24.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 16,617 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
The commune was established in 1897, under the name Hasancea. In 1925 it was renamed Valu lui Traian (Trajan's Wall), after the vallum located nearby. In 1967, the village of Valea Seacă (historical name: Omurcea, Turkish: Ömürçay) was merged into Valu lui Traian, now the commune's only village.
Nature reserve
editThere is a nature reserve north-east of Valu lui Traian village, in the Medgidia Plateau. It is located on top of an archaeological site, remnants of a Roman defensive system, and houses several species of xerophilous plants and shrubs on its slopes.[3][4]
Demographics
editAt the 2002 census, 81.5% of inhabitants were Romanians, 15% Tatars, 2.1% Roma and 1.2% Turks. 82% were Orthodox Christian and 16.1% Muslim.
At the 2011 census, Valu lui Traian had 9,815 Romanians (85.71%), 6 Hungarians (0.05%), 213 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.03%), 191 Turks (1.67%), 1,189 Tatars (10.38%), 7 Lipovans (0.06%), 20 others (0.17%), 8 with undeclared ethnicity (0.07%).[5]
At the 2021 census Valu lui Traian had a population of 16,617 with a majority of Romanians (74.14%) and minorities of Tatars (6.61%), Turks (1.43%), Roma (1.25%), Lipovans (0.07%), Greeks (0.06%), Bulgarians (0.02%), others (0.23%) and unknown (16.19%).
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.
- ^ Analiza privind situaţia actuală a ariilor naturale protejate din Regiunea de Dezvoltare Sud–Est, p. 72-73
- ^ "Valu Lui Traian". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "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.