Ovidiu
Ovidiu | |
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![]() Ovidiu mosque | |
![]() Location in Constanța County | |
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. | ±% |
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1992 | 12,591 | — |
2002 | 13,458 | +6.9% |
2011 | 13,847 | +2.9% |
2021 | 13,968 | +0.9% |
Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census Ovidiu had a population of 13,968 with a majority of Romanians (72.07%) and minorities of Tatars (2.14%), Roma (1.25%), Turks (1.15%), Lipovans (0.07%), Hungarians (0.05%), Bulgarians (0.03%), others (0.13%) and unknown (23.11%).[3]
At the 2011 census Ovidiu had a population of 13,847 with a majority of Romanians (81.01%) and minorities of Tatars (3.02%), Turks (2.51%), Roma (1.83%), Lipovans (0.06%), Greeks (0.04%), Germans (0.03%), others (0.13%) and unknown (11.37%).
Natives
[edit]Gallery
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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 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.