Negru Vodă, Constanța

Negru Vodă
Negru Vodă
Town
	Image from the town center
	Coat of arms
	Location in Constanța County
	Negru Vodă Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 43°49′12″N 28°13′12″E / 43.82000°N 28.22000°ECoordinates: 43°49′12″N 28°13′12″E / 43.82000°N 28.22000°E
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Darabani, Vâlcele
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Petre Urziceanu (PNL)
Area	164 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population (2011)	5,088
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.primaria-negru-voda.ro

Negru Vodă (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌneɡru ˈvodə], historical names: Caraomer, Turkish: Karaömer) is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, south-eastern Romania. The town is close to the border with Bulgaria and there is a border crossing linking Negru Vodă to the Bulgarian village Kardam. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

The name is probably derived from the legendary Radu Negru (also known as Negru Vodă, the "Black Prince"), founder and ruler of Wallachia.

It has an area of 164.9 square kilometres (63.7 sq mi).

Administration[]

The following villages are administered by the town of Negru Vodă:

Darabani (historical names: Daulchioi, Turkish: Davulköy)
Vâlcele (historical names: Valalî, Turkish: Valalı)

Although still mentioned in the official documents as part of the township, the village of Grăniceru (historical names: Canlî Ciucur, Turkish: Kanlı Çukur), located at

43°47′34″N 28°15′48″E / 43.792845°N 28.263239°E, is currently deserted.^[3]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	5,458	—
2002	5,529	+1.3%
2011	4,933	−10.8%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, Negru Vodă had 4,698 Romanians (95.24%), 160 Roma (3.24%), 43 Turks (0.87%), 28 Tatars (0.57%), 4 others (0.08%).

Gallery[]

World War I memorial

References[]

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
^ (in Romanian) Negru Vodă City Hall, Negru Vodă City Hall - Demographics Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on July 11, 2011

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[wikidata-71f49f2463186898cc435ca9ae00ce2f57ab1cdc-v3-2] "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

[3] (in Romanian) Negru Vodă City Hall, Negru Vodă City Hall - Demographics Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on July 11, 2011

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