Peceneaga
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Peceneaga | |
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 Location in Tulcea County | |
  Peceneaga Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°01′N 28°08′E / 45.017°N 28.133°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Tulcea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Eugen Matei[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 55.51 km2 (21.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,465 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 827185 |
| Vehicle reg. | TL |
| Website | comunapeceneaga-tl |
Peceneaga is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania, on the Danube's east bank. It is composed of a single village, Peceneaga.
According to the 2021 census, the commune has a population 1,465, of which almost all are people of Romanian ethnicity. It is named after the Pechenegs, a semi-nomadic Turkic people who settled in this place in the 10th/11th century.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
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