Beștepe

Beștepe
Commune
Beștepe Location of Beștepe, Tulcea
Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 29°1′0″E / 45.08333°N 29.01667°E / 45.08333; 29.01667Coordinates: 45°5′0″N 29°1′0″E / 45.08333°N 29.01667°E / 45.08333; 29.01667
Country	Romania
County	Tulcea County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Dumitru Titrigan
Area
• Total	64.23 km2 (24.80 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	2,06845°05′N 29°01′E / 45.083°N 29.017°E / 45.083; 29.017
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Climate	Cfa
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Beștepe 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 2004, the commune was established via a local referendum by separation from the Mahmudia commune.

The Beștepe commune includes 3 villages:

• Beștepe
• Băltenii de Sus (Carasuhatu de Sus until 1964)
• Băltenii de Jos (Carasuhatu de Jos until 1964)

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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