Cobadin
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View over Negrești in 2016
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Constanța County
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  Cobadin Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′53″N 28°13′54″E / 44.064710°N 28.231602°E / 44.064710; 28.231602 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Cobadin, Viișoara, Negrești, Curcani, Conacu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristian Telehoi[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 188.41 km2 (72.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Population
(2021-12-01)[2]
| 9,122 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code |
907065
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| Area code | +(40) x41 |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | primaria-cobadin |
Cobadin is a communeinConstanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes five villages:
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Frasinu (historical name: Terzi-Veli), at 43°59′14″N 28°6′16″E / 43.98722°N 28.10444°E / 43.98722; 28.10444, nominally merged with Curcani by the 1968 administrative reform.
Cobadin is situated at an altitude of about 100 m (330 ft), on the banks of the river Urluia (a right tributary of the Danube). The commune is located in the southern part of Constanța County, 40 km (25 mi) southwest of the county seat, the port city of Constanța. It is crossed by national road DN3, which starts in Bucharest, 222 km (138 mi) to the west, and ends in Constanța, on the Black Sea coast.
Two battles were fought on the territory of the commune and in the surrounding area during World War I: the First Battle of Cobadin (September 17–19, 1916), and the Second Battle of Cobadin (October 19–25, 1916).
As of the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 8,346, out of which 6,480 (77.44%) were Romanians, 1,021 (12.23%) Turks, 442 (5.29%) Tatars, 359 (4.30%) Romani, 7 (0.08%) Aromanians, and 37 others. At the 2021 census, Cobadin had 9,122 inhabitants; of those, 71.77% were Romanians, 15.86% Turks, 4.05% Tatars, and 1.26% Romani.[3]
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