Agigea

For other uses, see Agigea (disambiguation).

Agigea (Romanian pronunciation: [aˈd͡ʒid͡ʒe̯a]; Turkish: Acıçay, Greek: Aghikos) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four settlements: Agigea, Lazu (Turkish: Laz-Mahale), Sanatoriul Agigea, and Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea, the last two being special settlements.

Agigea
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Agigea Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°05′30″N 28°36′41″E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Agigea, Lazu, Sanatoriul Agigea, Stațiunea Zoologică Marină Agigea
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cristian-Maricel Cîrjaliu[1] (PSD)
Area	45.28 km2 (17.48 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	8,722
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	907015
Area code	+(40) x41
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	primaria-agigea.ro

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2002	5,482	—
2011	6,922	+26.3%
2021	8,722	+26.0%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, Agigea had a population of 6,922, which included 5,822 Romanians(90.46%), 443 Tatars (6.88%), 95 Turks (1.48%), 15 Roma (0.23%), 10 Lipovans (0.16%), 9 Aromanians (0.14%), 8 Hungarians (0.12%), 29 others (0.45%), 5 with undeclared ethnicity (0.08%). At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,722; of those, 78.66% were Romanians and 3.94% Tatars.^[3]

Infrastructure

In the western urban area at 44°5'23"N 28°36'12"E, there is a mediumwave transmitter operating on 1458 kHz. North of Agigea at 44°6'19"N 28°37'49"E, there is Constanța coast radio station, which serves also for transmitting NAVTEX-messages in Romanian on 490 kHz.