Horia, Constanța

Horia is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

Horia
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Horia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°38′N 28°7′E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Horia, Cloșca, Tichilești
Government
• Mayor	Gigel Sava[1] (PSD)
Area	58.69 km^2 (22.66 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	1,115
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primariahoriaconstanta.ro

The commune includes three villages:

• Horia (historical name: Musubei, Turkish: Musubey) - named after Vasile Ursu Nicola, also known as Horea, one of the leaders of the 1784-1785 peasant revolt in Transylvania
• Cloșca (historical name: Musul) - named after Ion Oargă, also known as Cloșca, one of the leaders of the 1784-1785 peasant revolt in Transylvania
• Tichilești

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Horia had 1,072 Romanians (96.1%), 3 others (0.2%).[3]

References

1. "Luptă strânsă pentru Consiliul Judeţean Constanţa între PSD şi PNL. Noua garnitură de primari" (in Romanian). Ziua de Constanța. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
3. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.