Ianca
Ianca | |
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Ianca Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 45°8′6″N 27°28′29″E / 45.13500°N 27.47472°ECoordinates: 45°8′6″N 27°28′29″E / 45.13500°N 27.47472°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Brăila |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Fănel-George Chiriță[1] (PSD) |
Area | 186.14 km2 (71.87 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 10,343 |
• Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | BR |
Website | www |
Ianca (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjaŋka]) is a town in Brăila County, Muntenia, Romania. At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 12,886 people, making it Brăila County's second-largest urban locality.
History[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1992 | 11,736 | — |
2002 | 12,886 | +9.8% |
2011 | 10,049 | −22.0% |
Source: Census data |
The first mention of the town dates to 1834. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Administration[]
The town's area is 186 km², of which 10.9 km² have the status of residential area. The town administers six villages: Berlești, Gara Ianca, Oprișenești, Perișoru, Plopu and Târlele Filiu. It also features a large military base scheduled to be transformed into a civil airport.
International relations[]
Ianca is twinned with La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, France since 2005.
Natives[]
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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Categories:
- Populated places in Brăila County
- Localities in Muntenia
- Towns in Romania
- Romania Sud-Est geography stubs