Peceneaga
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- For the commune in Constanţa County, see Pecineaga.
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County | Tulcea | ||
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Area | 55.51 km² | ||
Population (2002) | 2,051 | ||
Density | 36.95 inh/km² | ||
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Mayor | Radu Gheorghe, since 2004 | ||
Component villages | Peceneaga | ||
Postal code | 827185 | ||
Website: | (Romanian) http://www.cjtulcea.ro/judet/peceneaga.html |
Peceneaga is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania, on the Danube's east bank. According to the 2002 census, it has a population 2,051, of which almost all are people of Romanian ethnicity. It was named after the Pechenegs, a semi-nomadic Turkic people who settled in this place in the 10th/11th century.
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