Ovidiu
Ovidiu | |
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 Ovidiu mosque | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Ovidiu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°16′12″N 28°33′36″E / 44.27000°N 28.56000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Poiana, Culmea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | George Scupra[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 82.63 km2 (31.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 13,968 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
Ovidiu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvidju], historical name: Canara, Turkish: Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanța in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Ovidiu is quite small, with a population of 13,968 as of 2021, and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanța retire there.[citation needed] It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
In 1930, the town was renamed Ovidiu after the Roman poet Ovid (Latin: Ovidius). He was supposedly buried on a nearby small island (also called Ovidiu) in the Siutghiol Lake.
Administration[edit]
The town of Ovidiu administers the villages of Poiana (historical names: Cocoșul - until 1964, Turkish: Horozlar - until 1926) and Culmea. The latter was established in 2011 by legally separating from Ovidiu two territorially distinct communities, Social Group Culmea and Social Group Nazarcea.
Sport[edit]
The stadium of FCV Farul Constanța is located in Ovidiu.
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12,591 | — |
| 2002 | 13,458 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 12,342 | −8.3% |
| 2021 | 13,968 | +13.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Murfatlar had a population of 13,968.[3] At the 2011 census, the town had 12,342 residents; of those, 11,240 were Romanians (91.07%), 3 Hungarians (0.02%), 229 Roma (1.86%), 3 Germans (0.02%), 358 Turks (2.90%), 396 Tatars (3.21%), 8 Lipovans (0.06%), 36 Aromanians (0.29%), and 69 others (0.56%).
Natives[edit]
Gallery[edit]
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The Ovidiu island in the Siutghiol Lake
References[edit]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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