Mircea Vodă, Constanța
| Mircea Vodă | ||
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| Commune | ||
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 Mircea Vodă
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| Coordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E / 44.27750°N 28.17167°ECoordinates: 44°16′39″N 28°10′18″E / 44.27750°N 28.17167°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Constanța County | |
| Status | Commune | |
| Component villages | Mircea Vodă, Gherghina, Satu Nou, Țibrinu | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | George Ionașcu (Social Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 70.89 km2 (27.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total |
 4,763 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | http://www.primaria-mirceavoda.ro | |
Mircea Vodă is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
At the 2011 census, Mircea Vodă had 4,727 Romanians (99.24%), 28 Roma (0.59%), 6 Turks (0.13%), 2 others (0.04%).
Settlement in the area dates back at least to the time of the Roman Empire. In a place that the local Turks called "Acşandemir Tabiasi", a 10th-century castrum was found, which has a stone vallum. A Slavic inscription found in this place mentions a certain "Jupan Dimitrie" and the year 943.
The following villages belong to the commune:
Mithraic relief from Mircea Vodă, 2nd century CE - Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest
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