Town in Constanța, Romania
Negru Vodă (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌneɡru ˈvodə] , historical names: Caraomer , Turkish : Karaömer ) is a town in Constanța County , Northern Dobruja , south-eastern Romania . The town is close to the border with Bulgaria and there is a border crossing linking Negru Vodă to the Bulgarian village Kardam . It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program .
The name is probably derived from the legendary Radu Negru (also known as Negru Vodă , the "Black Prince"), founder and ruler of Wallachia .
It has an area of 164.9 square kilometres (63.7 sq mi).
Administration
The following villages are administered by the town of Negru Vodă:
Darabani (historical names: Daulchioi , Turkish : Davulköy )
Vâlcele (historical names: Valalî , Turkish : Valalı )
Although still mentioned in the official documents as part of the township, the village of Grăniceru (historical names: Canlî Ciucur , Turkish : Kanlı Çukur ), located at 43°47′34″N 28°15′48″E / 43.792845°N 28.263239°E / 43.792845; 28.263239 , is currently deserted.[ 3]
Demographics
Historical population Year 1992 5,458 — 2002 5,529 +1.3% 2011 4,933 −10.8% 2021 4,616 −6.4% Source: Census data
At the 2021 census , Negru Vodă had a population of 4,616.[ 4] At the 2011 census , the town had 4,933 residents; of those, 4,698 were Romanians (95.24%), 160 Roma (3.24%), 43 Turks (0.87%), 28 Tatars (0.57%), and 4 others (0.08%).
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References
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^ "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 .
^ (in Romanian) Negru Vodă City Hall, Negru Vodă City Hall - Demographics Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine , accessed on July 11, 2011
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE . 31 May 2023.