Hamcearca

Commune in Tulcea, Romania
(2020–2024) Ion Acceleanu[1] (PNL)Area
198.29 km2 (76.56 sq mi)Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,334 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.TLWebsitewww.primariahamcearca.ro

Hamcearca is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balabancea, Căprioara (historical name: Geaferca-Rusă), Hamcearca and Nifon.

The commune formerly included Taiţa village, mainly Russian-inhabited prior to 1877, but this had been depopulated by 1930.[3]

Reportedly, the commune's name derives from Hamcerencu, the surname of the brothers who settled there around 1812.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 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. ^ Laura-Diana Cizer, Toponimia județului Tulcea, p.156. Editura Lumen, 2012, ISBN 9731663096.
  4. ^ (in Romanian) Fondul Primăriei Hamcearca at the National Archives of Romania site; accessed July 2, 2013
  • Hamcearca at GEOnet Names Server
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