Cobadin

Cobadin
—  Commune  —
Cobadin Location of Cobadin
Coordinates: 44°5′0″N 28°13′0″E / 44.083333°N 28.216667°E / 44.083333; 28.216667Coordinates: 44°5′0″N 28°13′0″E / 44.083333°N 28.216667°E / 44.083333; 28.216667
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Cristian Telehoi (Social Democratic Party)
Area
- Total	188.41 km2 (72.7 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	10,244
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.cjc.ro/Info%20localitati/Localitati/Cobadin.htm

Cobadin is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania. The commune includes five villages:

• Cobadin (historical names: Cobadinu, Turkish: Kobadin)
• Viişoara (historical name: Caciamac, Turkish: Kaçamak)
• Negreşti (historical name: Carabacâ, Turkish: Karabağ')
• Curcani (historical name: Chertic-Punar, Turkish: Kertikpınar)
• Conacu (historical name: Beşaul)

Population

As of 2002, the population of the commune was 10,244, out of which:

• 8,024 Romanians
• 1,781 Turks and Tatars
• 270 Roma
• 169 Aromanians

Famous natives

• Virgil Teodorescu, president of the Writers' Union of Romania

References