Tulcea County

Tulcea County
Județul Tulcea
Coat of arms of Tulcea County
Administrative map of Romania with Tulcea county highlighted
Coordinates: 44°59′N 28°46′E / 44.98°N 28.77°E / 44.98; 28.77
CountryRomania
Development regionSud-Est
Historical regionDobruja
CapitalTulcea
Government
 • President of the County BoardHoria Teodorescu [ro] (PSD)
 • PrefectAlexandru Dan Munteanu [ro]
Area
 • Total8,484 km2 (3,276 sq mi)
 • Rank4th
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total193,355
 • Rank40th
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Telephone code(+40) 240 or (+40) 340[2]
ISO 3166 codeRO-TL
GDP (nominal)US$ 1.378 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$ 6,838 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
County Prefecture
Map of Tulcea County.

Tulcea County (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtult͡ʃe̯a]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. It includes in its northeast corner the large and thinly-populated estuary of the Danube.

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.