Ovidiu
| Ovidiu | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 | |
  Ovidiu | |
| 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 |
| Status | Town |
| Component villages | Poiana, Culmea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Scupra[1] (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.63 km2 (31.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2011[2]) | |
| • Total |
 12,342 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.primariaovidiu.ro/ |
- For the Romanian given name and people named Ovidiu see Ovidiu (name).
Ovidiu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvidju], historical name: Canara, Turkish: Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanţa in the Constanţa County, south-eastern Romania. Ovidiu is quite small (has a population of 12,342) and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanţa retire there.[citation needed]
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: Cocoşul - 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.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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%).
References
- ↑ "Elected mayors at the 2012 local election" (in Romanian). Central Electoral Committee. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ↑ "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (in Romanian). INSSE. February 02, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
