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Mihai Viteazu
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Mihai ViteazuLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 44°38′N 28°41′E / 44.633°N 28.683°E / 44.633; 28.683
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Mihai Viteazu, Sinoe
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gheorghe Grameni (PNL)
Area	206.22 km (79.62 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population	3,155
• Density	15/km (40/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	907190
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primaria-mihaiviteazu.ro

Mihai Viteazu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is situated in the northeastern part of the county, some 60 km (37 mi) from the county seat, Constanța. To the east are the shores of the Black Sea and of Lake Sinoe, while to the north is Tulcea County.

The commune consists of two villages, which are 3 km (1.9 mi) apart:

Mihai Viteazu, named after the Wallachian prince Michael the Brave (historical name: Sariurt).
Sinoe (historical names: Casapchioi, Turkish: Kasapköy).

The Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm (with a nominal output of up to 80 MW of power) is located on the territory of the commune.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mihai Viteazu had 3,244 inhabitants, of whom 2,881 were Romanians (94.83%), 3 Hungarians (0.10%), 148 Roma (4.87%), and 6 others (0.20%).

At the 1930 census, Mihai Viteazu had 1,720 inhabitants, of whom 1,576 (91.63%) were Bulgarians and 120 (6.98%) Romanians. In Sinoe, of 2,230 inhabitants, 2,136 (95.78%) were Bulgarians and 54 (2.42%) Romanians. The local Bulgarians left in 1940, during the population exchange between Bulgaria and Romania.

Notable natives

Ovidiu Papadima (1909–1996), Romanian literary critic, folklorist, and essayist
Viorel Talapan (b. 1972), Romanian rower

Gallery

Windmills at the Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm
Bulgarians after church mass, Kasapköy village (today Sinoe), early 20th century

References

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"Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
"Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
"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.
Recensământul general al populației din 1930, vol. II, p. 146

v t e Constanța County, Romania
Cities	Constanța (county seat) Mangalia Medgidia
Towns	Cernavodă Eforie Hârșova Murfatlar Năvodari Negru Vodă Ovidiu Techirghiol
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