Agigea

For other uses, see Agigea (disambiguation).

Agigea
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Agigea Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Agigea, Lazu, Sanatoriul Agigea, Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea
Government
• Mayor	Cristian-Maricel Cîrjaliu (PSD)
Area	45.28 km2 (17.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)	8,722
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primaria-agigea.ro

Agigea (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈd͡ʒid͡ʒe̯a]; Template:Lang-tr, Greek: Aghikos) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages: Agigea, Lazu (Turkish: Laz-Mahale), Sanatoriul Agigea and Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea, the last two being special settlements.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Agigea had 5,822 Romanians (90.46%), 443 Tatars (6.88%), 95 Turks (1.48%), 15 Roma (0.23%), 10 Lipovans (0.16%), 9 Aromanians (0.14%), 8 Hungarians (0.12%), 29 others (0.45%), 5 with undeclared ethnicity (0.08%).

Infrastructure

In the western urban area at 44°5'23"N 28°36'12"E, there is a mediumwave transmitter operating on 1458 kHz. North of Agigea at 44°6'19"N 28°37'49"E, there is Constanța coast radio station, which serves also for transmitting NAVTEX-messages in Romanian language on 490 kHz.