Situated on the isthmus between Lake Taşaul and Lake Siutghiol, Năvodari town is 10 km away from Constanţa and benefits from a large beach and an aerosol-rich marine climate. The administrative area of ​​Navodari is 7031.82 ha. Năvodari is located in the central area of ​​Constanţa County, on the south shore of Lake Taşaul and on the sand between it and Lake Siutghiol. It is 15 km away from Constanţa, having its neighbors to the north - Lake Taşaul and the village Sibibara, to the south - Siutghiol Lake and the resort of Mamaia, to the west - Lumina commune, and to the east - the Black Sea. According to the census carried out in 2011, the population of Năvodari is 32,981 inhabitants, up from the previous census in 2002, when it registered 32,390 inhabitants. Most of the inhabitants are Romanian (89.46%), with a minority of Lipovan Russians (1.69%). For 6.48% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. From the confessional point of view, most of the inhabitants are Orthodox (88.1%), but there are also minorities of Muslims (1.62%) and Roman Catholics (1.13%). For 6.52% of the population, confessional membership is unknown. Short description Năvodari city has grown around the Petromidia industrial platform, the largest refinery in Southeast Europe. The refinery and the entire industrial platform are served by the Midia Năvodari port designed and built for this type of activity. Also, lately, the town of Navodari has been remarkable as an important tourist and residential landmark at regional level. In this respect, a major attraction of the city of Navodari is the campsite complex, considered to be the largest in south-eastern Europe, with a capacity of over 4800 accommodation places. Historic The earliest evidence of community existence on the land of Dobrogea belongs to the mousterian (the Middle Paleolithic, about 100,000-35,000 BC). This period corresponds to the end of the third interglaciation (Riess-Wurm) and the first part of the next glaciation (Wurm), phenomena that have had important consequences on the flora and fauna of Dobrogea, on the life and activity of the people. In the feudal period, on the Roman-Byzantine ruins of Cape Midia, the Zanauarda fortress was developed, which demonstrates the continuity of living on the present administrative territory of Năvodari. This also indicates intense circulation and an economically and commercially active exchange, using the waterways and the natural drainage of Lake Taasa in the sea. The first documentary attestation is during the Ottoman administration, when the locality appeared in 1421 under the name Caracoium (a name derived from the Turkish words kara and koyum, translated by the black sheep), which later became Carachioi (from Turkish words kara koy, meaning "Black village"). After the achievement of Romania's state independence in 1877, major changes took place in the social-economic life of the area. At that time, the village of Caracoium in the Kustenge site (Constanţa) belonged to the commune of Cicârcic (today Sibiu village), then Cogealia commune (today, Lumina commune) represented only 317 families dealing with agriculture, fishing, to a lesser extent with merchandise and other trades. In 1927, the name of the village of Carachioi was changed to that of Navodari, and after five years, on August 15, 1932, the locality was recognized as common. Urban development, the transition from rural to urban structure occurs after the Second World War, especially from 1949 to 1950, when economic and industrial development transforms the town into an important work center. In 1954, the construction of the Superphosphate and Sulfuric Acid Plant (USAA.S) began operation with the first line in 1957, opening the way for the industrialization of the area and the increase of the population (in 1968 the population of Năvodari was more than 6,500 inhabitants). Thus, by Law 2/20 December 1968, the town of Năvodari was declared a town, having the administrative subordination Mamaia Sat. The urbanization process has evolved continuously, resulting in a personality image of the locality. The construction of the Midia-Năvodari Petrochemicals Complex and later the Poarta Albă-Midia Năvodari Canal led to a demographic explosion in 1983, when the population reached 26,000 inhabitants.