Ștefan Vodă District

Coordinates: 46°30′N 29°40′E / 46.500°N 29.667°E / 46.500; 29.667
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Ștefan Vodă
District
UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+373 42
Car platesSV
Websitewww.stefanvoda.md

Ștefan Vodă (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈʃtefan ˈvodə] ⓘ) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the south-east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ștefan Vodă. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 71,900. The district is situated 100 km from Chișinău and 100 km from Odesa, Ukraine.

History

Localities with the earliest documentary attestation are:

collapse of the Russian Empire, Bessarabia united with Romania (1918–1940, 1941–1944), and the district was part of the Cetatea Albă County. In 1940, after Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Bessarabia was occupied by the Soviet Union. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova, the district became part and residence of the Tighina County (1991–2003), and in 2003 it became an administrative unit of Moldova
.

Geography

Nistru river

Ștefan Vodă district is located in south-eastern part of the

Nistru Plain. Erosion
processes with a low intensity.

Climate

precipitation 450–550 mm. Average wind
speed 3–5 m \ s.

Fauna

Typical

crows, eagles, starling, swallow
and more.

Flora

fescue, nettle
and many others.

Rivers

Ștefan Vodă district is located in the basin of the

Tributaries
of the Nistru here are usually short. The area has numerous artificial lakes.

Administrative subdivisions

Demographics

1 January 2012 the district population was 71,500 of which 12.1%

rural
population

  • Births
    (2010): 832 (11.5 per 1000)
  • Deaths
    (2010): 950 (13.2 per 1000)
  • Growth rate (2010): -118 (-1.6 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group
 % of total
Moldovans * 89.9
Romanians * 4.7
Ukrainians 2.5
Russians 2.1
Romani 0.3
Bulgarians 0.2
Gagauz 0.1
Other 0.2
Undeclared 1.11

Footnote: * There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

Religion

Economy

Purcari wine factory

Ștefan Vodă District hosts a total of 14,469 registered

vegetables
.

Education

Stefan Voda district are 63 educational institutions, including 31

kindergartens, 30 primary and secondary education, a vocational school. In schools with training and education are included in total 13,673 students, including 2,839 children in kindergartens in schools, 10,284 university
students, 354 students in vocational schools, 196 vocational school students. Nowadays in education, the 1264 district teachers operate.

Politics

Stefan Voda district granted priority mainly

elections
.

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 107.6%

Parliament elections results
Year AEI PCRM
2010 60.36% 18,311 32.96% 9,998
July 2009 52.73% 15,925 36.52% 11,029
April 2009 29.46% 8,820 46.92% 14,050

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results in Stefan Voda District
Parties and coalitions Votes % +/−
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova 11,759 38.76 +17.07
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova 9,998 32.96 −3.56
Democratic Party of Moldova
 3,497 11.53 +2.84
Liberal Party 2,263 7.46 −6.85
Party Alliance Our Moldova
 792 2.61 −5.43
United Moldova
 391 1.29 +1.29
Humanist Party of Moldova 324 1.07 +1.07
Other Party 1,323 4.32 -6.43
Total (turnout 56.29%) 30,628 100.00


Culture

In district active: 26

libraries
.

Education

In Stefan Voda district works: a

health center
's, nine family doctors office. The
nurses and auxiliary health
personnel.

References

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
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