مقاطعة تولتشيا

Tulcea County Județul Tulcea
County
Coat of arms
الإحداثيات: 44.98°N 28.77°E / 44.98; 28.77
Country	Romania
Development region	Sud-Est
Historical region	Dobruja
Capital	Tulcea
الحكومة
• Prefect	Horia Teodorescu (PSD)
المساحة
• الإجمالي	8٬484 كم² (3٬276 ميل²)
ترتيب المساحة	4th
التعداد  (2011-10-31)
• الإجمالي	213٬083
• الترتيب	40th
• الكثافة	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Telephone code	(+40) 240 or (+40) 340
ISO 3166 code	RO-TL
GDP (nominal)	US$ 1.378 billion (2015)
GDP per capita	US$ 6,838 (2015)
الموقع الإلكتروني	County Council Prefecture

Map of Tulcea County.

Tulcea County (النطق بالرومانية: [ˈtult͡ʃe̯a]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube.

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 Demographics

In 2011, Tulcea County had a population of 201,462. The population density was 23.7/km², the lowest among the counties of Romania, due to the inclusion within the area of the lowly-populated Danube estuarial wetlands.

• Romanians - 89.13%
• Lipovans - 5.41%
• Turks - 0.93%
• Romani - 1.87%
• Greeks - 0.65%

In the Danube Delta there is an important community of Russians and Lipovans. In the south of the county there are communities of Turks. The region once was a centre of Islam in Romania.

Year	County population
1948	192,228
1956	223,719 ▲
1966	236,709 ▲
1977	254,531 ▲
1992	270,197 ▲
2002	256,492
2011	201,462
2021	193,355

Ethnicity	2002
All	256,492
Romanian	230,843 (90%)
Lipovan	16,350 (6.4%)
Turkish	3,334 (1.3%)
Roma/Gypsy	2,272 (0.9%)
Greek	1,680 (0.7%)
Ukrainian	1,279 (0.5%)
Tatar	179 (0.1%)
Others	555

 Geography

The county has a total area of 8,484 km² (3,276 sq mi).

The Palace of the Danube Commission in Sulina, Tulcea County, Romania, from 1868 to 1921

Ruins of the Noviodunum fortress

The most significant feature of Tulcea County is the Danube Delta, which occupies about 1/3 of the entire surface and is located in the North-East side of the county. The Delta has three main branches: the Sulina branch (the only one navigable by large ships) in the middle, the Chilia branch in the North (the border with Ukraine) and the Sfântu Gheorghe branch (Saint George) in the South.

In the South-East of the county there are two lagoons: Razelm Lake and Sinoe Lake. In the Danube Delta and in the South—in the area between the Sfântu Gheorghe Channel and Razelm Lake—there are countless channels and small lakes. The entire area is included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and Biosphere reserves.

The Danube River flows around the county in the West and North side. In the West, there is the Măcin Branch which flows on the East side of the Great Brăila Island. From Smârdan (on the opposite side from Brăila) to Pătlăgeanca (close to Tulcea), the Danube has only one big flow of water, around which there are an immense number of lakes and small channels.

In the center of the county, there is the Casincea Plateau and the Măcin Mountains—the remains of a prehistorical mountains range (more than 400 million years old), with the greatest height at about 400 m.

 Neighbours

• Black Sea in the East.
• Brăila County in the West.
• Galați County in the North-West
• Ukraine in the North - the Odesa Oblast.
• Constanța County in the South.

 Economy

Agriculture and fishing are the main occupations, involving about 48% of the population. Industry is concentrated in the large towns only.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Food industry.
• Textile industry.
• Ship building industry.
• Metallurgy - aluminium.
• Chemical industry.
• Construction materials.

 Tourism

Tourism is an important activity in the county, the Danube Delta being one of the most visited areas in Romania.

The main destinations for tourists are:

• The Danube Delta
  • The town of Sulina—the last town on the Danube.
  • The areas around Sfântu Gheorghe, Mahmudia, Crișan, Caraorman, Chilia Veche.
• The city of Tulcea.
• The Roman fort of Halmyris.

 Politics

The Tulcea County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 30 counsellors, with the following party composition:

	Party	Seats	Current County Council
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	13
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	12
	PRO Romania (PRO)	3
	People's Movement Party (PMP)	2

 Administrative divisions

Tulcea harbour

Măcin

Scenery near Babadag.

Tulcea County has 1 municipality, 4 towns and 46 communes.

Municipalities

• Tulcea - capital city; population: 73,707 (as of 2011)

Towns

• Babadag
• Isaccea
• Măcin
• Sulina

Communes

• Baia
• Baidaud
• Beștepe
• C. A. Rosetti
• Carcaliu
• Casimcea
• Ceamurlia de Jos
• Ceatalchioi
• Cerna
• Chilia Veche
• Ciucurova
• Crișan
• Dăeni
• Dorobanțu
• Frecăței
• Greci
• Grindu
• Hamcearca
• Horia
• I. C. Brătianu (Zaclău, 23 August)
• Izvoarele
• Jijila
• Jurilovca (Unirea)
• Luncavița
• Mahmudia
• Maliuc
• Mihai Bravu
• Mihai Kogălniceanu
• Murighiol (Independența)
• Nalbant
• Niculițel
• Nufăru
• Ostrov
• Pardina (1 Mai)
• Peceneaga
• Sarichioi
• Sfântu Gheorghe
• Slava Cercheză
• Smărdan
• Somova
• Stejaru
• Topolog
• Turcoaia
• Valea Nucarilor
• Valea Teilor
• Văcăreni

 المقاطعة التاريخية

Județul Tulcea
County (Județ)
The Tulcea prefecture building from the interwar period, now the Tulcea Art Museum.
Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Historic region	Dobrogea
Capital city (Reședință de județ)	Tulcea
المساحة
• الإجمالي	8٬628 كم² (3٬331 ميل²)
التعداد  (1930)
• الإجمالي	184٬038
• الكثافة	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
منطقة التوقيت	UTC+2 (EET)
• الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Historically, the county was located in the southeastern part of Greater Romania, in the region of north Dobruja. The borders of the historic county coincide with those of the present county. It bordered on the west with Brăila County, northwest with Covurlui County, to the north with Ismail County, to the south by Constanța County, and to the east and south-east with the Black Sea.

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 Administration

Map of Tulcea County as constituted in 1938.

The county was originally divided administratively into four districts (plăși):

1. Plasa Babadag, headquartered at Babadag
2. Plasa Gurile Dunării, headquartered at Tulcea
3. Plasa Măcin, headquartered at Măcin
4. Plasa Topolog, headquartered at Topolog

As in the present day there were five towns (cities): Tulcea (county headquarters), Babadag, Măcin, Isaccea and Sulina.

 Population

Map of Tulcea County's ethnic groups as reported in the 1930 census.

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 184,038 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 62.6% Romanians, 12.2% Russians, 10.6% Bulgarians, 2.5% Turks, 1.7% Greeks, 1.3% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the population was 85.8% Eastern Orthodox, 8.3% Old-Rite Lipovan Orthodox, 2.8% Muslim, 1.5% Roman Catholic, 0.6% Lutheran, as well as other minorities.

 Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 41,632 inhabitants, comprising 64.7% Romanians, 12.8% Russians, 5.5% Turks, 4.4% Greeks, 3.3% Bulgarians, 2.5% Jews, 0.8% Germans, as well as other minorities. Mother tongues among the urban population were Romanian (69.4%), followed by Russian (15.0%), Turkish (5.5%), Greek (3.9%), Yiddish (1.5%), as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of 87.5% Eastern Orthodox, 5.7% Muslim, 2.6% Jewish, 1.9% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.