Peceneaga

For the commune in Constanţa County, see Pecineaga.

For rivers called Peceneaga, see Peceneaga River (disambiguation).

Peceneaga
Commune

Location of Peceneaga
Coordinates: 45°01′N 28°08′E / 45.017°N 28.133°E / 45.017; 28.133Coordinates: 45°01′N 28°08′E / 45.017°N 28.133°E / 45.017; 28.133
Country	Romania
County	Tulcea
Component villages	Peceneaga
Government
• Mayor	Radu Gheorghe (since 2004)
Area
• Total	55.51 km² (21.43 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	2,051
• Density	37/km² (96/sq mi)
Postal code	827185
Climate	Cfa
Website	http://www.cjtulcea.ro/judet/peceneaga.html (Romanian)

Peceneaga is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania, on the Danube's east bank. It is composed of a single village, Peceneaga.

According to the 2002 census, the commune has a population 2,051, of which almost all are people of Romanian ethnicity. It was named after the Pechenegs, a semi-nomadic Turkic people who settled in this place in the 10th/11th century.

References

Peceneaga at GEOnet Names Server

Tulcea County, Romania

Cities	Tulcea (county seat)

Towns	Babadag Isaccea Măcin Sulina

Communes	Baia Beidaud Beștepe C.A. Rosetti Carcaliu Casimcea Ceamurlia de Jos Ceatalchioi Cerna Chilia Veche Ciucurova Crișan Dăeni Dorobanțu Frecăței Greci Grindu Hamcearca Horia I.C. Brătianu Izvoarele Jijila Jurilovca Luncavița Mahmudia Maliuc Mihai Bravu Mihai Kogălniceanu Murighiol Nalbant Niculițel Nufăru Ostrov Pardina Peceneaga Sarichioi Sfântu Gheorghe Slava Cercheză Smârdan Somova Stejaru Topolog Turcoaia Valea Nucarilor Valea Teilor Văcăreni

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