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°ECoordinates: 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 (2011)[2] | 13,847 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/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 around 12,000, 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[]
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[]
The stadium of FC Viitorul Constanța is located in Ovidiu.
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1992 | 12,591 | — |
2002 | 13,458 | +6.9% |
2011 | 12,342 | −8.3% |
Source: Census data |
At the 2011 census, Ovidiu had 11,240 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%), 69 others (0.56%).
Natives[]
Gallery[]
The Ovidiu island in the Siutghiol Lake
References[]
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- ^ "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.
- Ovidiu
- Towns in Romania
- Populated places in Constanța County
- Localities in Northern Dobruja
- Aromanian settlements in Romania
- Constanța County geography stubs