Tortoman

Tortoman
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Tortoman Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°21′N 28°13′E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Tortoman, Dropia
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Lucian Chitic[1] (PSD)
Area	99.11 km^2 (38.27 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,547
• Density	16/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primaria-tortoman.ro

Tortoman is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

• Tortoman
• Dropia (historical names: Derinchioi, Turkish: Derinköy)

The commune's name is of Turkish origin.[3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Tortoman had 1,616 Romanians (99.88%), 2 others (0.12%).[4]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 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. Limba română, p.260. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978
4. "Constanța County at the 2011 census" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE. February 2, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.