Tortoman

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

Tortoman
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Tortoman Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°21′N 28°13′E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Tortoman, Dropia
Government
• Mayor	Lucian Chitic[1] (PSD)
Area	99.11 km^2 (38.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]	1,697
• Density	17/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primaria-tortoman.ro

The commune includes two villages:

• Tortoman
• Dropia (historical names: Derinchioi, Turkish: Derinköy)

The commune's name is of Turkish origin.[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Tortoman had 1,616 Romanians (99.88%), 2 others (0.12%).[4]

References

1. "Elected mayors at the 2012 local election" (PDF) (in Romanian). Central Electoral Committee. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
3. Limba română, p.260. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978
4. "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.