Peceneaga
Peceneaga | |
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 Location in Tulcea County | |
  Peceneaga Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 28°08′E / 45.017°N 28.133°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Tulcea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Eugen Matei[1] (PSD) |
Area | 55.51 km2 (21.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,465 |
| • Density | 26.39/km2 (68.35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 827185 |
| Vehicle reg. | TL |
| Website | comunapeceneaga-tl |
Peceneaga is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, on the Danube's east bank. It is composed of a single village, Peceneaga.
According to the 2021 census, the commune has a population 1,465, of which almost all are people of Romanian ethnicity. It is named after the Pechenegs, a semi-nomadic Turkic people who settled in this place in the 10th/11th century.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
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