Cobadin | |
|---|---|
) Location in Constanța County | |
)  Cobadin Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E / 44.064710°N 28.231602°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Cobadin, Viișoara, Negrești, Curcani, Conacu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cornel Cocoș (PNL) |
| Area | 188.41 km2 (72.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 8,779 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | primaria-cobadin |
Cobadin is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes five villages:
- Cobadin (historical names: Cobadinu, Turkish: Kobadin)
- Viișoara (historical name: Caciamac, Turkish: Kaçamak)
- Negrești (historical name: Carabacâ, Turkish: Karabağ')
- Conacu (historical name: Beșaul)
- Curcani (historical name: Chertic-Punar, Turkish: Kertikpınar) - disestablished by Presidential Decree before 1990, the village is nevertheless listed in the official settlements register
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Frasinu (historical name: Terzi-Veli), at 43°59′14″N 28°6′16″E / 43.98722°N 28.10444°E, nominally merged with Curcani by the 1968 administrative reform.
Two battles were fought on the territory of the commune and in the surrounding area during World War I: the First Battle of Cobadin (September 17–19, 1916), and the Second Battle of Cobadin (October 19–25, 1916).
Population
As of 2011, the population of the commune was 8,346, out of which:
- 6,480 (77.44%) Romanians
- 1,021 (12.23%) Turks
- 442 (5.29%) Tatars
- 359 (4.30%) Romani
- 7 (0.08%) Aromanians
- 37 others
Famous natives
- Pericle Martinescu, writer and journalist
References
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.