Constanța

Constanţa (; historical names: Tomis,  or Konstantia, ,  or Kyustendzha) is the auldest livin ceety in Romanie, foondit aroond 600 BC. The ceety is locatit in the Dobruja region o Romanie, on the Black Sea coast. It is the caipital o Constanța Coonty an the lairgest ceety in the region.

The ceety o Constanța is ane o the maist important in Romanie, ane o fower roughly equal-size ceeties which rank efter Bucharest. The Constanța metropolitan aurie wis foondit in 2007 an comprises 14 localities locatit at a maximum distance o 30 km (19 mi) frae the ceety an wi 446,595 indwallers. It haes the seicont lairgest metropolitan aurie in Romanie, efter Bucharest.

The Port o Constanţa haes an aurie o 39.26 km2 (15.16 sq mi) an a length o aboot 30 km (19 mi). It is the lairgest port on the Black Sea, an ane o the lairgest ports in Europe.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 

Constanţa is twinned wi:

  Shanghai, Cheenae
  Yokohama, Japan
  Rotterdam, Netherlands
  Santos, Brazil
  Mobile, Unitit States
  Makassar, Indonesie
  Havana, Cuba
  Odessa, Ukraine
  Brest, Fraunce
  Boulogne-sur-Mer, Fraunce
  Novorossiysk, Roushie
  Dobrich, Bulgarie
  Aktau, Kazakhstan  Istanbul, Turkey
  Izmir, Turkey
  Turku, Finland
  Thessaloniki, Greece
  Heraklion, Greece
  Sulmona, Italy
  Perugia, Italy
  Trapani, Italy
  Alexandria, Egyp
  Sidon, Lebanon
  Latakia, Sirie

 Consulates 
  The Consulate General o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
  The Consulate General o Roushie
  The Consulate General o Greece
  The Consulate General o Turkey
  The Honorary Consulate o Central African Republic
  The Honorary Consulate o the Unitit Kinrick
  The Honorary Consulate o Fraunce  The Honorary Consulate o Italy
  The Honorary Consulate o Norawa
  The Honorary Consulate o Finland
  The Honorary Consulate o Hungary
  The Honorary Consulate o Lebanon
  The Honorary Consulate o Sirie

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

 Offeecial administration site 
 Constanţa Seaport offeecial site
 Photos O Constanta 

Category:Populatit coastal places in Romanie

Category:Populatit places in Constanța Coonty
Category:Ceeties in Romanie
Category:Roman touns an ceeties in Romanie
Category:Turkis commonties ootside Turkey
Category:Pontic Greeks
Category:Auncient Greek ceeties
Category:Port ceeties an touns in Romanie
Category:Black Sea
Category:Populatit places established in the 1st millennium BC