Murfatlar
Town
Coat of arms of Murfatlar
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Murfatlar is located in Romania
Murfatlar
Murfatlar
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°10′25″N 28°24′30″E / 44.17361°N 28.40833°E / 44.17361; 28.40833
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsSiminoc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gheorghe Cojocaru[1] (PNL)
Area
69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
9,173
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
905100
Area code(+40) 02 41
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primaria-murfatlar.ro

Murfatlar (Romanian pronunciation: [murfatˈlar]) is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Etymology

The name of the town originates from the Turkish word of Arabic origin murvet (meaning "generous man").[3]

Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi. On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar,[4] which was also ratified by the Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.[5]

Administration

Murfatlar is a port on the Danube–Black Sea Canal and has a population of 9, 173 as of 2021. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex.

The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium (siminoc in Romanian), which can be found abundantly in the area.[6]

The Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex are located nearby.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1992 10,742—    
2002 10,857+1.1%
2011 9,634−11.3%
2021 9,173−4.8%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Murfatlar had a population of 9,173.[7] At the 2011 census, the town had 9,634 residents; of those, 8,657 were Romanians (89.86%), 547 Tatars (5.68%), 236 Roma (2.45%), 134 Turks (1.39%), 9 Hungarians (0.09%), 3 Aromanians (0.03%), 16 others (0.17%), and 32 with undeclared ethnicity (0.33%).

Natives

Murfatlar is the birthplace of the 4th Romanian president, Traian Băsescu.

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.
  3. ↑ (in Romanian) Murfatlar's History Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
  4. ↑ (in Romanian) România Liberă, Oraşul natal al lui Băsescu nu se mai numeste Basarabi, ci Murfatlar Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (Băsescu's hometown is no longer called Basarabi, but Murfatlar), June 26, 2007
  5. ↑ (in Romanian) Law No. 370/21.12.2007 regarding the name change of town of Basarabi, Constanţa County, into Murfatlar, Chamber of Deputies, accessed June 23, 2008
  6. ↑ (in Romanian) Murfatlar's History Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
  7. ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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