The Constanța metropolitan area, is a metropolitan area, established in 2007, that includes the municipality of

Constanța Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...

, the towns of Năvodari,

Ovidiu Ovidiu (, historical name: ''Canara'', tr, Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of around 12,000, and many wealthy inhabitants o ...

Eforie Eforie (; historical names (for Eforie Sud): ''Băile Movilă'', ''Carmen-Sylva'', ''Vasile Roaită'') is a town and a holiday resort on the Black Sea shore, in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is located about 14 kilometers sou ...

Murfatlar Murfatlar () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program. Etymology The name of the town originates from the Turkish word of Arabic ori ...

Techirghiol Techirghiol (, historical name: ''Tekirgöl'') is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Etymology The name is derived from the Turkish ''Tekirgöl'' which means "the lake of Tekir". According to a legend, a blind and crippled ...

and 8 communes:

Mihail Kogălniceanu Mihail Kogălniceanu (; also known as Mihail Cogâlniceanu, Michel de Kogalnitchan; September 6, 1817 – July 1, 1891) was a Romanian liberal statesman, lawyer, historian and publicist; he became Prime Minister of Romania on October 11, 186 ...

Cumpăna Cumpăna is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Administration The commune includes the village with the same name, Cumpăna (historical name: Hașiduluc, tr, Haşiduluk). The village was mentioned under the name ''Hașid ...

Valu lui Traian Valu lui Traian (historical name: ''Hasancea'', tr, Hasançay) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune was established in 1897, under the name ''Hasancea''. In 1925 it was renamed ''Valu lui Traian'' ( Trajan's ...

, Lumina,

Tuzla Tuzla (, ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants. Tuzla is the economic, cultural, ed ...

Agigea Agigea (; tr, Acıçay, ) 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 sp ...

, Corbu and

Poarta Albă Poarta Albă (literally in en, White Gate) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune is a port on the Danube–Black Sea Canal. Villages The following villages are included in the Poarta Albă commune: * Poarta Alb ...

. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 415,695, in an area consisting of 16% of

Constanța County Constanța () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in the Dobruja region. Its capital city is also named Constanța. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The degr ...

. As defined by Eurostat, with 420,241 residents (), the Constanța

functional urban area The larger urban zone (LUZ), or functional urban area (FUA), is a measure of the population and expanse of metropolitan and surrounding areas which may or may not be exclusively urban. It consists of a city and its commuting zone outside it. The ...

is the third most populous in Romania. Such administrative arrangement existed in an approximative similarity before 1989, when Constanța Municipality also included the city of

Mangalia Mangalia (, tr, Mankalya), ancient Callatis ( el, Κάλλατις/Καλλατίς; other historical names: Pangalia, Panglicara, Tomisovara), is a city and a port on the coast of the Black Sea in the south-east of Constanța County, Northern ...

and the communes

23 August Events Pre-1600 *30 BC – After the successful invasion of Egypt, Octavian executes Marcus Antonius Antyllus, the eldest son of Mark Antony, and Caesarion, the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt and only child of Julius Caes ...

and

Limanu Limanu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Demographics At the 2011 census, Limanu had 5,337 Romanians (85.1%), 8 Hungarians (0.1%), 84 Roma (1.3%), 3 Germans (0.05%), 6 Turks (0.10%), 179 Tatars (2.9%), 178 Lipovans (2 ...

, together with all the summer resorts located between 23 August and Mangalia (the so-called "Mangalia Nord" resorts area). However this administrative reform exists only on paper, nothing being done so far to put this decision into practice (e.g. unified local administration and transportation).

Demographics

References

External links

* "Anuarul statistic al județului Constanța" – 1986, Direcția Județeana de Statistică Constanța * {{DEFAULTSORT:Constanta metropolitan area Geography of Constanța County Metropolitan areas of Romania