Năvodari
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Annunciation Church
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 Năvodari
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| Coordinates: 44°19′16″N 28°36′48″E / 44.32111°N 28.61333°ECoordinates: 44°19′16″N 28°36′48″E / 44.32111°N 28.61333°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Constanța County | |
| Status | Town | |
| Boroughs | Mamaia-Sat | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Florin Chelaru (Social Democratic Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 70.31 km2 (27.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total |
 31,554 |
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| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | http://www.primaria-navodari.ro/ | |
Năvodari (Romanian pronunciation: [nəvoˈdarʲ], historical names: Carachioi; Caracoium, Turkish: Kara Koyum) is a town in Constanța County, region of Northern Dobruja, Romania, with a population of 32,400. The town formally includes a territorially distinct community, Social Group Peninsula, and administers the neighbouring village of Mamaia-Sat.
The name of the town means "trawlers" in Romanian.
The settlement was mentioned for the first time in 1421 under the name Kara Koyun ("Black Sheep"), to be renamed later on Karaköy or Carachioi ("The Black Village"). In 1927, the locality was again renamed to Năvodari and after five years, on 15 August 1932, it was granted commune status.
The town developed during the communist regime as part of the industrialization program. In 1957, the superphosphate and sulfuric acid plant, also known as USAS (Uzina de Superfosfat si Acid Sulfuric, Superphosphate and Sulfuric Acid Factory), whose construction had started in 1954, was opened, paving the road towards the industrialization of the area and demographic growth. However, the factory polluted the Black Sea and Taşaul Lake with toxic dumps. In the 1990s, the pollution was greatly reduced as the factory was modernized.
In 1968 the population of Năvodari exceeded 6,500 inhabitants. A law adopted that year granted the commune of Năvodari town status and placed the Mamaia Sat village under its administration.
The modernization of the town began in 1975 and finished on 29 June 1979.
Today Năvodari is an important chemical and industrial town containing a car repairs factory and a Petromidia factory specialized in petrochemical products.
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