Beștepe is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Its name comes from Turkish, meaning "five hills/peaks" (beş – five, tepe – hill/peak), due to a chain of hills which lie nearby.
In 2004, the commune was established via a local referendum by separation from the Mahmudia commune.
The Beștepe commune includes 3 villages:
- Beștepe
- Băltenii de Sus (Carasuhatu de Sus until 1964)
- Băltenii de Jos (Carasuhatu de Jos until 1964)
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
