Baia, Tulcea

Baia
Commune
Location in Tulcea County
Baia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°43′N28°40′E / 44.717°N 28.667°E / 44.717; 28.667
Country	Romania
County	Tulcea
Subdivisions	Baia, Camena, Caugagia, Ceamurlia de Sus, Panduru
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mugurel Marșavela [1] (PSD)
Area	198.29 km2 (76.56 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01) [2]	4,161
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	827005
Area code	+40 x40
Vehicle reg.	TL
Website	www.primarie-comuna-baia.ro

Baia is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

Villages

The commune includes five villages:

• Baia (Hamangia until 1929, Turkish : Hamamci)
• Camena
• Caugagia (Turkish : Kavgaci)
• Ceamurlia de Sus (Yeni Kazak until ca. 1855)
• Panduru (Potur until 1929)

History

Main article: Hamangia culture

In 1953, archaeological excavations on a site along the Lake Golovița, near Baia, led to the discovery of a new Middle Neolithic culture, named after the commune. Further research has shown that the culture, with Mediterranean origins, extended across Dobruja and North-Eastern Bulgaria. The culture's most notable artefact is an anthropomorphic statuette in terra cotta, known as The Thinker , which was discovered at Cernavodă.

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.

External links

• Official website