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For the Romanian given name and people named Ovidiu, see Ovidiu (name). Town in Constanța, Romania

Ovidiu
Town
Ovidiu mosque
Coat of arms
Location in Constanța County
OvidiuLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 44°16′12″N 28°33′36″E / 44.27000°N 28.56000°E / 44.27000; 28.56000
Country	Romania
County	Constanța
Subdivisions	Poiana, Culmea
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	George Scupra (PNL)
Area	82.63 km (31.90 sq mi)
Population	13,968
• Density	170/km (440/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CT
Website	www.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. 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	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%).

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

Marius Leca

Gallery

The Ovidiu island in the Siutghiol Lake

References

"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.

v t e Constanța County, Romania
Cities	Constanța (county seat) Mangalia Medgidia
Towns	Cernavodă Eforie Hârșova Murfatlar Năvodari Negru Vodă Ovidiu Techirghiol
Communes	23 August Adamclisi Agigea Albești Aliman Amzacea Băneasa Bărăganu Castelu Cerchezu Chirnogeni Ciobanu Ciocârlia Cobadin Cogealac Comana Corbu Costinești Crucea Cumpăna Cuza Vodă Deleni Dobromir Dumbrăveni Fântânele Gârliciu Ghindărești Grădina Horia Independența Ion Corvin Istria Limanu Lipnița Lumina Mereni Mihail Kogălniceanu Mihai Viteazu Mircea Vodă Nicolae Bălcescu Oltina Ostrov Pantelimon Pecineaga Peștera Poarta Albă Rasova Săcele Saligny Saraiu Seimeni Siliștea Târgușor Topalu Topraisar Tortoman Tuzla Valu lui Traian Vulturu

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