Ovidiu

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. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

For the Romanian given name and people named Ovidiu, see Ovidiu (name).
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
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsPoiana, Culmea
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) George Scupra[1] (PNL)
Area
82.63 km2 (31.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
13,968
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primariaovidiu.ro

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 FCV Farul Constanța is located in Ovidiu.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
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

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ovidiu.
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "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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