Tulcea County
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| Development region: | Sud-Est
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| Capital city:
| Tulcea
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| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: | 265,349 31/km² |- | Area: | 8,499 km² |- | Codes: • Car numbers • | TL RO-TL
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| Telephone code:
| (+40) x40 (1)
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| Web: | [County Council] [Prefecture] |- bgcolor="#BBDEFD" ! colspan="2" align="left" | 1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3 |} Tulcea (IPA: [tul.ʧa]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobrogea, with the capital city at Tulcea.
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DemographicsIn 2002, Tulcea County had a population of 256,492. The population density was 31/km², the lowest among the counties of Romania.In the Danube Delta there is an important community of Russians and Lipovans. In the south of the county there are comunities of Turks. [edrc] GeographyThis county has a total area of 8,499 km².The most spectacular part of the Tulcea County is the Danube Delta. it occupies about 1/3 of the entire surface and is in the North-East side of the county. It has three main branches - the Sulina branch (the only one navigable by large ships) in the middle, the Chilia branch in the North (the border with Ukraine) and the Sfântu Gheorghe (Saint George) branch in the South. In the South-East of the county there are the lagoon - lakes Razelm-Sinoe. In the Danube Delta and in the South, in the area between the Sfântu Gheorghe Channel and the Razelm Lake there are countless channels and small lakes the entire area being included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites and Biosphere reserves. The Danube flows around the county in the West and North side. In the West there is the Măcin Branch which flows on the East side of the Great Brăila Island. From Smârdan (on the opposite side from Brăila) until Pătlăgeanca (close to Tulcea) the Danube has only one big flow of water, around which there are an immense number of lakes and small channels. On the center of the county there is the Casincea Plateau and the Măcin Mountains - the remains of a prehistorical mountains range (having more than 400 million years) with the greatest height at about 400 m. EconomyAgriculture and fishing are the main occupations - about 48% of the population. Industry is concentrated in the large towns only.The predominant industries in the county are:
TourismTourism is an important activity in the county, the Danube Delta being one of the most visited areas in Romania.The main touristical destinations are:
Administrative divisionsThe county has 1 municipality, 4 towns and 46 communes.Municipality
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