23 August (Romanian: Douăzeci și Trei August) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes three villages:
- 23 August (historical names: Tatlâgeac Mare, Turkish: Büyük-Tatlıcak; Domnița Elena) – named after the day of the 1944 royal coup d'état
- Dulcești (historical name: Tatlâgeac Mic, Turkish: Küçük-Tatlıcak)
- Moșneni (historical name: Pervelia, Turkish: Perveli)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5,279 | — |
| 2011 | 5,483 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 5,178 | −5.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, 23 August had 5,483 inhabitants, of which 4,813 (91.36%) were Romanians, 408 (7.74%) Tatars, 20 (0.38%) Turks, 20 (0.38%) Roma, and 7 (0.13%) others. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,178; of those, 84.32% were Romanians and 5.21% Tatars.[3]
Natives
- Sîdîyîk Ibrahim H. Mîrzî (1909–1959), Crimean Tatar spiritual leader
- Ștefan Orza (born 2001), kickboxer
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "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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