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Town in Constanța, Romania
Murfatlar (Romanian pronunciation: [murfatˈlar] Constanța County , Northern Dobruja , Romania . It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program .
Etymology
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The name of the town originates from the Turkish word of Arabic origin murvet (meaning "generous man").[3]
Between 1921 and 1965, and from 1975 to 2007, the locality was known as Basarabi . On June 26, 2007 the lower house of Romania's Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies , approved a proposal to have the name changed back to Murfatlar,[4] Senate and promulgated by the president of Romania on December 20, 2007.[5]
Administration
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Murfatlar is a port on the Danube–Black Sea Canal and has a population of 9, 173 as of 2021. A complex of caves was found carved in the hills nearby, see the Basarabi Cave Complex .
The village of Siminoc (historical name: Turc-Murfat ) is administered by the town of Murfatlar. The name of the village comes from the flower Helichrysum arenarium (siminoc in Romanian ), which can be found abundantly in the area.[6]
The Murfatlar Vineyard and Basarabi Cave Complex are located nearby.
Demographics
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Historical population Year 1992 10,742 — 2002 10,857 +1.1% 2011 9,634 −11.3% 2021 9,173 −4.8% Source: Census data
At the 2021 census , Murfatlar had a population of 9,173.[7] 2011 census , the town had 9,634 residents; of those, 8,657 were Romanians (89.86%), 547 Tatars (5.68%), 236 Roma (2.45%), 134 Turks (1.39%), 9 Hungarians (0.09%), 3 Aromanians (0.03%), 16 others (0.17%), and 32 with undeclared ethnicity (0.33%).
Natives
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Murfatlar is the birthplace of the 4th Romanian president, Traian Băsescu .
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Danube–Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar
Danube–Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar
Bridge over the Danube–Black Sea Canal at Murfatlar
References
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^ (in Romanian) Murfatlar's History Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine , Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
^ (in Romanian) România Liberă , Oraşul natal al lui Băsescu nu se mai numeste Basarabi, ci Murfatlar Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ (in Romanian) Law No. 370/21.12.2007 regarding the name change of town of Basarabi, Constanţa County, into Murfatlar , Chamber of Deputies , accessed June 23, 2008
^ (in Romanian) Murfatlar's History Archived 2008-06-11 at the Wayback Machine , Murfatlar City Hall, accessed on June 23, 2008
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE . 31 May 2023.
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