Izvoarele, Tulcea

Commune in Tulcea, Romania

(2020–2024) George Ghiorghe^[1] (PNL)Area

52 km² (20 sq mi)Elevation

77 m (253 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,760 • Density34/km² (88/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

827105

Area code+(40) x40Vehicle reg.TLWebsitewww.primaria-izvoarele.ro

Izvoarele (historically Alibeichioi and then Regele Ferdinand; called Filimon Sîrbu from 1948 to 1964, Izvoarele since 1965; Greek: Ιζβοάρελε; Turkish: Alibeköy) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alba, Iulia, and Izvoarele.

Location

The commune is located in the central-west part of the county, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of the county seat, Tulcea. It is crossed by national road DN22F [ro], which starts in Nalbant, 7 km (4.3 mi) to the east (where it meets DN22A [ro]) and ends in Horia, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the west (where it meets DN22D [ro]).

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune has 2,049 inhabitants; of the residents for whom data were available, 54.4% were Romanians and 45.3% Greeks. By the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,760; of those, 89.77% were Romanians and 2.05% Greeks.^[3]

Natives

Ilie Floroiu (born 1952), long-distance runner

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.