Beştepe, Tulcea

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Beştepe
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Tulcea County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Dumitru Titrigan
Area
 - Total 64.23 km² (24.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 2,068 45°05′N″29, 01°E′region:RO_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS″{{{8}}}
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.primariaonline.ro/primarii/Tulcea/index.php?primarie=943

Beştepe is a commune in Tulcea County, Romania. Its name comes from Turkish, meaning "five hills/peaks" (beş - five, tepe - hill/peak), due to a chain of hills which lie nearby.

In 2003, the commune was established via a local referendum by separation from the Mahmudia commune.

The Beştepe commune includes 3 villages:

  • Beştepe
  • Băltenii de Sus
  • Băltenii de Jos
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Tulcea County
Municipalities and cities and towns
Tulcea (county seat) · Babadag · Isaccea · Măcin · Sulina
Communes
Baia • Beidaud • Beştepe • C. A. Rosetti • Carcaliu • Casimcea • Ceamurlia de Jos • Ceatalchioi • Cerna • Chilia Veche • Ciucurova • Crişan • Dăeni • Dorobanţu • Frecăţei • Greci • Grindu • Hamcearca • Horia • I.C. Brătianu  • Izvoarele • Jijila • Jurilovca • Luncaviţa • Mahmudia • Maliuc • Mihai Bravu • Mihai Kogălniceanu • Murighiol  • Nalbant • Niculiţel • Nufăru • Ostrov • Pardina • Peceneaga • Sarichioi • Sfântu Gheorghe • Slava Cercheză • Smărdan • Somova • Stejaru • Topolog • Turcoaia • Valea Nucarilor • Valea Teilor • Văcăreni
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