Ovidiu

(2020–2024) George Scupra^[1] (PNL)Area82.63 km² (31.90 sq mi)Population13,968 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.CTWebsitewww.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 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

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

Year	Pop.	±%
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

• Marius Leca

Gallery

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  The Ovidiu island in the Siutghiol Lake

References