Murighiol

Commune in Tulcea, Romania

(2020–2024) Filip Ivanov^[1] (PNL)Area

804.49 km² (310.62 sq mi)Elevation

11 m (36 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,959 • Density3.7/km² (9.5/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

827150

Area code+40 x40Vehicle reg.TLWebsiteprimaria-murighiol.ro

Murighiol (Independența from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:

Murighiol
Plopul (formerly Beibudzac)
Colina (Russian: Калина)
Dunavățu de Jos (Russian: Долни Дунавец)
Dunavățu de Sus (Russian: Горни Дунавец)
Sarinasuf
Uzlina

The commune is lies in the southeastern part of the county, on the southern side of the Danube Delta. It covers an area of 804.49 km² (310.62 sq mi), bordered to the north by the Sfântu Gheorghe branch of the Danube, Lake Razelm to the west, and the Black Sea to the south.

At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians, and 0.4% Turks.

The commune's name is of Turkish origin: moru ("violet") and göl ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".^[3]

The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol. Halmyris was a Roman legionary fort from the 1st–4th centuries CE. It is currently under excavation.

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.
^ Limba română, p.264. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978