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Ceamurlia de Jos

Coordinates: 44°44′N 28°43′E / 44.733°N 28.717°E / 44.733; 28.717
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Ceamurlia de Jos
Location in Tulcea County
Location in Tulcea County
Ceamurlia de Jos is located in Romania
Ceamurlia de Jos
Ceamurlia de Jos
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°44′N 28°43′E / 44.733°N 28.717°E / 44.733; 28.717
CountryRomania
CountyTulcea
SubdivisionsCeamurlia de Jos, Lunca
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dumitru Stan[1] (PSD)
Area
119.43 km2 (46.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,122
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
827035
Vehicle reg.TL
WebsiteOfficial website

Ceamurlia de Jos (meaning "Lower Ceamurlia") is a commune in the southeast of Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It has a total population of 2,620 and it has an area of 119,43 km². The Golovița Lake is located south of this commune. Its name is derived from Turkish Çamurlu, meaning "muddy".[citation needed]

A part of the inhabitants of this commune are Aromanians that were deported from Southern Dobruja, where they settled from the Southern Balkans during the Romanian rule of the region, after it was ceded back to Bulgaria in 1940 according to the terms of the Treaty of Craiova.

At the 2021 census Ceamurlia de Jos had a population of 2,122 with a majority of Romanians (92.37%) and a minority of Bulgarians (0.51%), others (0.19%) and unknown (6.93%).

Ceamurlia de Jos commune is composed of two villages:

  • Ceamurlia de Jos, with a population of 1,258 and an area of 1,69 km²
  • Lunca, with a population of 1,362 and an area of 1,66 km², located 4 km east of the Ceamurlia de Jos village.

Ceamurlia de Jos was the place where the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza was found for the first time in Europe, being brought by migrating birds from Asia that passed through the nearby Danube Delta.

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.