Murighiol

Murighiol (Independența from 1983 to 1996) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of seven villаges:

Key Information

Murighiol
Commune
Location in Tulcea County
Murighiol Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°02′N 29°10′E / 45.033°N 29.167°E / 45.033; 29.167
Country	Romania
County	Tulcea
Subdivisions	Murighiol, Colina, Dunavățu de Jos, Dunavățu de Sus, Murighiol, Plopul, Sarinasuf, Uzlina
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Alexandru Ignat[2] (PSD)
Area	804.49 km2 (310.62 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	2,959
• Density	3.678/km2 (9.526/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	827150
Area code	+40 x40
Vehicle reg.	TL
Website	primaria-murighiol.ro
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• Murighiol
• Plopul (formerly Beibudzac)
• Colina (Russian: Калина)
• Dunavățu de Jos (Russian: Долни Дунавец)
• Dunavățu de Sus (Russian: Горни Дунавец)
• Sarinasuf
• Uzlina

The commune lies in the southeastern part of the county, on the southern side of the Danube Delta. It covers an area of 804.49 km² (310.62 sq mi), bordered to the north by the Sfântu Gheorghe branch of the Danube, Lake Razelm to the west, and the Black Sea to the south.

At the 2011 census, 94.6% of the inhabitants were Romanians, 4.5% Ukrainians, and 0.4% Turks.

The commune's name is of Turkish origin: moru ("violet") and göl ("lake") compounded to mean "violet lake".^[3]

The archaeological site of Halmyris is located near the village of Murighiol. Halmyris was a Roman legionary fort from the 1st–4th centuries CE. It is currently under excavation.

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