Lipnița
(Redirected from Carvan)
Lipnița | |
|---|---|
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Lipnița Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′N 27°36′E / 44.100°N 27.600°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Lipnița, Canlia, Carvan, Coșlugea, Cuiugiuc, Goruni, Izvoarele |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Nicolae-Florin Dinu[1] (PNL) |
Area | 180.06 km2 (69.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,876 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Lipnița is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes seven villages:
- Lipnița
- Canlia (historical name: Turkish: Kanlı)
- Carvăn (historical names: Kervan) - established in 1968 from the merger of Carvănu Mare (historical name:Carvan de Sus, Turkish: Yukarı Kervan) and Carvănu Mic (historical name: Carvan de Jos, Turkish: Aşağı Kervan)
- Coșlugea (Turkish: Kozluca)
- Cuiugiuc (Turkish: Kuyucuk)
- Goruni (historical name: Velichioi until 1968, Turkish: Veli-Köy)
- Izvoarele (historical name: Pârjoaia until 1968)
In October 2017, a border crossing was inaugurated in Lipnița, linking it with the neighbouring commune of Kaynardzha in Bulgaria.[3]
Demographics
[edit]At the 2011 census, Lipnița had 2,764 Romanians (87.2%), 39 Roma (1.2%), 210 Turks (6.6%).[4]
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.
- ^ "Romania, Bulgaria Open New Border Crossing". New York Times. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
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