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 Ovidiu |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County |  Constanța |
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| • Mayor | George Scupra[1] (Social Democratic Party) |
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| • 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 | [1] |
Ovidiu (Romanian pronunciation: [oˈvidju], historical name: Canara, Turkish: Kanara) is a town situated a few kilometres north of Constanţa in the Constanța County, south-eastern Romania. Ovidiu is quite small (has a population of 12,342) and many wealthy inhabitants of Constanţa retire there.
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 villages of Poiana (historical names: Cocoşul - until 1964, Turkish: Horozlar - until 1926) and Culmea (established in 2011) are administered by the town of Ovidiu.
Demographics[]
At the 2011 census, Ovidiu had 11,240 Romanians (91.07%), 3 Hungarians (0.02%), 229 Gypsies (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. http://www.beclocale2012.ro/DOCUMENTE%20BEC/REZULTATE%20FINALE/Primari/P_lista_moc.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Constanta County at the 2011 census" (in Romanian). INSSE. February 02, 2012. http://www.constanta.insse.ro/phpfiles/COMUNICAT_RPL_CONSTANTA.pdf. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
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