Cumpăna is a commune in

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Administration

The commune includes the village with the same name, Cumpăna (historical name: Hașiduluc, tr, Haşiduluk). The village was mentioned under the name ''Hașiduluc'' for the first time in 1870 by

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in his work "''Excursion agricole dans la plaine de la Dobroudja''". It was renamed to ''Cumpăna'' in 1926. Although still mentioned in the official documents as part of the Cumpăna commune, the village of Straja (historical name: ''Mahometcea'', tr, Mehmedçay) was abandoned to make way for the Danube-Black Sea Canal and its population moved to Cumpăna. Cumpăna Village Hall
History of the Cumpăna commune
accessed on February 22, 2012

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Cumpăna had 10,732

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