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Constanța

Eastern Europe

Constanta is a city in the Northern Dobruja historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanta County and the country's fourth largest city and principal port on the Black Sea coast. It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania, founded around 600 BC, and among the oldest in Europe.

Facts
Population
263,688 1
Area (sq km)
124.89 2
Founding Year
600 BCE 1
Founding Year
3rd century BCE 3
Elevation (m)
1 2
Latitude
44.176716 degrees north 2
Longitude
28.65076 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 6
Sources
1. Constanța (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • History
    It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Romania, founded around 600 BC, and among the oldest in Europe.
  • Infobox, population
    263,688
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Constanța (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 44.176716, longitude 28.65076
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 124.89 sq km
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3. Wikidata: Constanța
  • Wikidata Q79808, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q79808 P571
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4. GeoNames: Constanţa - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 40 m
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, 28.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.25, 28.75
44.25 28.75 Cfa
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6. GeoNames: Constanţa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 680963
Quote, cities500 record 680963
44.18073 28.63432 P PPLA RO 14 60419 317832 40 Europe/Bucharest
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