In 2011, it had a population of 684,082 and the population density was 96/km2. The degree of urbanization is much higher than the Romanian average. In recent years the population trend is:
Year
County population
1948
311,062
1956
369,940
1966
465,752
1977
608,817
1992
748,044
2002
715,151
2011
684,082
The majority of the population are Romanians. There are important communities of Turks and Tatars, remnants of the time of Ottoman rule. Currently the region is the centre of the Muslim minority in Romania. A great number of Aromanians have migrated to Dobruja in the last century, and they consider themselves a cultural minority rather than an ethnic minority. There are also Romani.
Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanța being the county with the largest irrigation systems in the country, cereals being the most important products. Also, the county is famous for its wines from the Murfatlar region. At Cernavodă there is a nuclear power plant with two reactors, each of the CANDU type of Canadian design. The plant covers over 15% of the country's power demand. The Port of Constanța is the largest port in Romania, the most important of the Black Sea and the 4th in Europe. It is linked with the Danube by the Danube-Black Sea Canal – the widest and deepest navigable channel in Europe, although it is not used to its full potential.
Tourism
The Romanian Riviera along the coast of the Black Sea is the preferred destination for the summer holidays in Romania. The resorts are, from North to South:
The current president of Constanța County Council is Horia Țuțuianu. The Constanța County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 37 counselors, with the following party composition:
Administrative divisions
Constanța County has 3 municipalities, 9 towns and 58 communes:
The county neighboured the Black Sea to the east, the counties of Tulcea and Brăila to the north, Ialomița to the west, Durostor to the south-west and Caliacra to the south.
Administration
The county originally consisted of four districts :
On the territory of Constanta County there were seven urban localities: Constanţa and the urban communes of Carmen-Sylva, Techirghiol, Mangalia, Medgidia, Cernavodă and Hârșova.
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Ialomița, Durostor and Caliacra to form Ținutul Mării. It was re-established in 1940 after the fall of Carol II's regime. Ten years later, it was abolished by the Communist regime.
Population
According to the census data of 1930, the county's population was 253,093 inhabitants, of which 66.2% were Romanians, 8.9% Bulgarians, 6.8% Turks, 6.0% Tatars, 3.8% Germans, 1.8% Greeks, 1.5% Russians, 1.3% Armenians, as well as other minorities. In religion, the population consisted of 78.9% Eastern Orthodox, 13.1% Islam, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.8% Roman Catholics, as well as other minorities.
Urban population
In 1930, the urban population of the county was 81,631 inhabitants, 68.7% Romanians, 7.3% Turks, 5.2% Greeks, 3.9% Armenians, 2.5% Germans, 2.2% Jews, 2.0% Tatars, 2.0% Bulgarians, 1.7% Russians, 1.7% Hungarians, as well as other minorities. Among the urban population, mother tongues were reported to be Romanian, Turkish, Greek, Armenian, German, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed mostly of Eastern Orthodox, followed by Muslim, Armenian Apostolic, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Lutheran, as well as other minorities.
