Săcele, Constanța

Commune in Constanța, Romania

(2020–2024) Ion Oprea^[1] (PNL)Area

182.07 km² (70.30 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,987 • Density11/km² (28/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.primariasacelect.ro

Săcele is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Located in the eastern part of the county at a distance of 47 km from Constanța and 30 km from the nearest town Năvodari, it has an area of 103 km2.

Villages in the Săcele commune:

Săcele (historical names: Peletlia, Turkish: Peletli), named after Săcele^[3]
Traian - named after the Roman emperor Trajan^[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Săcele had 2,027 Romanians (99.51%), 4 Tatars (0.20%), 6 others (0.29%).^[4]

At the 2021 census, Săcele had a population of 1,987 inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants are Romanian (85.86%), other (0.7%), and the rest (13.44%) are unknown.

Famous natives

Gheorghe Hagi, footballer (1965-present)

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "History of the Săcele commune" (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.