Ovidiu

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Ovidiu
Town
Ovidiu mosque
Ovidiu mosque
Coat of arms of Ovidiu
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
Location in Constanța County
Ovidiu is located in Romania
Ovidiu
Ovidiu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°16′12″N 28°33′36″E / 44.27000°N 28.56000°E / 44.27000; 28.56000Coordinates: 44°16′12″N 28°33′36″E / 44.27000°N 28.56000°E / 44.27000; 28.56000
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsPoiana, Culmea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) George Scupra[1] (PNL)
Area
82.63 km2 (31.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
13,847
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primariaovidiu.ro

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[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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