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Located in the city of Tulcea on the Danube river, the port is an important source of revenue for the city because many large international companies have established there. [ 3 ] The shipbuilding industry is a key activity of the port and Norwegian company STX Europe ( formerly Aker Yards ) is the most important enterprise established there.
Tulcea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtult͡ʃe̯a]; also known by alternative names) is a city in Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is the administrative center of Tulcea County, and had a population of 65,624 as of 2021. One village, Tudor Vladimirescu, is administered by the city. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the Danube river.
Tulcea County (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtult͡ʃe̯a]) is a county 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 .
[citation needed] The city of Tulcea, at the western edge of the delta, has a population of 65,624 as of 2021; it represents the node of the region and the gate to the delta. [ 12 ] Its acute isolation and harsh conditions of living, based mainly on subsistence, made the Danube Delta a place of emigration, or transit at least.
The commune is located in the central-west part of the county, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of the county seat, Tulcea. It is crossed by national road DN22F [ ro ] , which starts in Nalbant , 7 km (4.3 mi) to the east (where it meets DN22A [ ro ] ) and ends in Horia , 7.5 km (4.7 mi) to the west (where it meets DN22D [ ro ] ).