Tulcea County

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Tulcea is a county (judeţ) in the East of Romania, the North side of the Dobrogea region, with the capital city at Tulcea (population: 96,813).

Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 Administrative divisions 6.1 Municipality 6.2 Towns 6.3 Communes

Neighbours

• Black Sea in the East.
• Brăila County in the West.
• Galaţi County in the North-West
• Ukraine in the North - the Odessa Oblast.
• Constanţa County in the South.

Demographics

In 2000, it had a population of 265,349 and the population density was 31/km².

90% of the populations are Romanians. In the Danube Delta there is an important community of Russians and Lipovans (about 7% of the entire county's population). In the south of the county there still are Turks and Tartars - about 2% of the county's population. There are also Rromas (Gypsies) - about 1% declared.

Geography

This county has a total area of 8,499 km².

The most spectacular part of the Tulcea County is the Danube Delta. it occupies about 1/3 of the entire surface and is in the North-East side of the county. It has three main branches - the Sulina branch (the only one navigable by large ships) in the middle, the Chilia branch in the North (the border with Ukraine) and the Sfântu Gheorghe (Saint George) branch in the South.

In the South-East of the county there are the lagoon - lakes Razelm-Sinoe. In the Danube Delta and in the South, in the area between the Sfântu Gheorghe Channel and the Razelm Lake there are countless channels and small lakes the entire area being included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and Biosphere reserves.

The Danube flows around the county in the West and North side. In the West there is the Măcin Branch which flows on the East side of the Great Brăila Island. From Smârdan (on the opposite side from Brăila) until Pătlăgeanca (close to Tulcea) the Danube has only one big flow of water, around which there are an imense number of lakes and small channels.

On the center of the county there is the Casincea Plateau and the Măcin Mountains - the remains of an prehistorical mountains range (having more than 400 million years) with the greatest height at about 400 m.

Economy

Agriculture and fishing are the main occupations - about 48% of the population. Industry is concentrated in the great towns only.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Food industry.
• Textile industry.
• Ship building industry.
• Metalurgy - aluminium.
• Chemical industry.
• Construction materials.

Tourism

Tourism is an important activity in the county, the Danube Delta being one of the most visited areas in Romania.

The main turistical destinantions are:

• The Danube Delta
  • The town of Sulina - the last town on the Danube.
  • The areas around Sfântu Gheorghe, Mahmudia, Crişan, Caraorman, Chilia.
• The city of Tulcea.

Administrative divisions

The county has 1 municipality, 4 towns and 46 communes.

Municipality

• Tulcea

Towns

• Babadag
• Isaccea
• Măcin
• Sulina

Communes

• Ceamurlia de Jos

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