Izvoarele, Tulcea

Commune in Tulcea, Romania

Izvoarele

Commune

Entrance to Izvoarele

Location in Tulcea County

Izvoarele

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 45°3′N 28°32′E﻿ / ﻿45.050°N 28.533°E﻿ / 45.050; 28.533
Country| Romania
County| Tulcea
Subdivisions| Alba, Iulia, Izvoarele
Government

• Mayor (2020-2024) | George Ghiorghe[1] (PNL)
Area

| 52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation

| 77 m (253 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[2]

| 1,760
• Density| 34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

827105

Area code| +(40) x40
Vehicle reg.| TL
Website| www.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

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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

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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

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* Ilie Floroiu (born 1952), long-distance runner

## References

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

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Tulcea County, Romania

Cities|

* Tulcea (county seat)

Towns|

* Babadag
* Isaccea
* Măcin
* Sulina

Communes|

* Baia
* Beidaud
* Beștepe
* C.A. Rosetti
* Carcaliu
* Casimcea
* Ceamurlia de Jos
* Ceatalchioi
* Cerna
* Chilia Veche
* Ciucurova
* Crișan
* Dăeni
* Dorobanțu
* Frecăței
* Greci
* Grindu
* Hamcearca
* Horia
* I.C. Brătianu
* Izvoarele
* Jijila
* Jurilovca
* Luncavița
* Mahmudia
* Maliuc
* Mihai Bravu
* Mihai Kogălniceanu
* Murighiol
* Nalbant
* Niculițel
* Nufăru
* Ostrov
* Pardina
* Peceneaga
* Sarichioi
* Sfântu Gheorghe
* Slava Cercheză
* Smârdan
* Somova
* Stejaru
* Topolog
* Turcoaia
* Văcăreni
* Valea Nucarilor
* Valea Teilor

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