Cerchezu

Cerchezu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages:

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Cerchezu
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Cerchezu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°49′30″N 28°5′53″E / 43.82500°N 28.09806°E / 43.82500; 28.09806
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Cerchezu, Căscioarele, Măgura, Viroaga
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ștefan Chelaru[1] (PSD)
Area	72.67 km2 (28.06 sq mi)
Elevation	131 m (430 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,256
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	907045
Area code	+(40) 241
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primariacerchezu.ro
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• Cerchezu (historical name: Cerchezchioi, Turkish: Çerkezköy, German: Tscherkess), named after the Circassian minority that settled the region.
• Căscioarele (historical name: Mamușlia, Turkish: Mamuşlu, German: Mamuslia)
• Măgura (historical name: Docuzaci, Turkish: Dokuzağaç)
• Viroaga (historical name: Calfachioi, Turkish: Kalfaköy)

The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Căciulați (historical name: Cealmagea), nominally merged with Viroaga by the 1968 administrative reform.

Cerchezu is located in the southern part of the county, 70 km (43 mi) southeast of the county seat, the port city of Constanța, on the border with Bulgaria. It is crossed by county road DJ391A, which connects it to national road DN3 to the north and to DN38 [ro] just to the east.

At the 2011 census, Cerchezu had 1,287 Romanians (99.84%) and 2 others (0.16%). At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,256; of those, 91.64% were Romanians.^[3] Before World War II the commune had a small German minority.^[4]

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