Maliuc | |
|---|---|
 Lipovan house in Partizani | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Tulcea County | |
Maliuc Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 29°5′E / 45.167°N 29.083°E / 45.167; 29.083 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Tulcea |
| Subdivisions | Gorgova, Ilganii de Sus, Maliuc, Partizani, Vulturu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Nicoleta Sevastian (PNL) |
Area | 257.76 km2 (99.52 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)1 | 813 |
| • Density | 3.15/km2 (8.17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 827135 |
| Area code | +40 x40 |
| Vehicle reg. | TL |
| Website | www |
Maliuc is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gorgova, Ilganii de Sus, Maliuc, Partizani, and Vulturu.
The commune lies on the Sulina branch of the river Danube, in the western third of the Danube Delta. It is located about 25 km (16 mi) east of the county seat, Tulcea.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, Maliuc had 813 inhabitants; of those, 90.77% were Romanians and 1.11% Russians.2 At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 856; the majority of the inhabitants were Romanians (91.94%), with a minority of Russians (1.99%), and for 4.91% the ethnic affiliation was unknown. From a religious point of view, the majority of the inhabitants were Orthodox (85.33%), with a minority of Roman Catholics (4.34%), and for 8.49% the denominational affiliation was unknown.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,060 | — |
| 2011 | 856 | −19.2% |
| 2021 | 813 | −5.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Politics
The current mayor of Maliuc is Nicoleta Sevastian from the National Liberal Party. She has been in office since October 2020.
Climate
Maliuc has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) according to the Köppen climate classification.
| Climate data for Gorgova (1980–2026) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.7 (99.9) |
38.6 (101.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
38.6 (101.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.1 (−4.2) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.8 (1.37) |
28.5 (1.12) |
27.1 (1.07) |
34.7 (1.37) |
43.2 (1.70) |
45.4 (1.79) |
33.9 (1.33) |
21.4 (0.84) |
24.6 (0.97) |
42.3 (1.67) |
52.1 (2.05) |
32.9 (1.30) |
420.9 (16.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 57.9 |
| Source: Meteomanz (2014-2026)3; Infoclimat (1980-2017)4 | |||||||||||||
References
References
- "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- https://meteomanz.com/sy3?l=1&cou=6240&ind=15336&m1=07&y1=2014&m2=06&y2=2026
- https://www.infoclimat.fr/climatologie/normales-records/1981-2010/gorgova/valeurs/15336.html
