Cimișlia District

Coordinates: 46°35′N 28°50′E / 46.583°N 28.833°E / 46.583; 28.833
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Cimișlia District
District (Raion)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+373 41
Car platesCM
Websitewww.cimislia.md

Cimișlia (Romanian pronunciation: [tʃimiʃˈli.a]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in southern Moldova, situated between the capital of Chișinău and the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia, with its administrative center (oraș-reședință) being the town of Cimișlia. On 1 January 2011, its population was officially recorded to be 61,700.

History

The earliest documented locations are

collapse of the Russian Empire, Bessarabia united with Romania; from 1918–1940 and 1941–1944, the district was part of Lăpușna County. In 1940, following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Treaty, Bessarabia was released the Soviet Union. In 1991, as a result of the independence of Moldova, the district was part of Lăpușna County
until 2003 (when it became an administrative unit of Moldova).

Geography

The district is located in the southern

Republic of Moldova. It is bordered by Hîncești District and Ialoveni District on the north, Căușeni District on the east and Gagauzia, Basarabeasca District and the Ukraine border on the south. The northern part of the district is hilly, where the Central Moldavian Plateau rises to 250 metres (820 ft); elevations in the rest of the district rang from 50 to 200 metres (160 to 660 ft). Erosion
is not a serious problem.

Climate

Cimişlia District has a temperate continental climate with an average annual temperature of 10–10.5 °C (50.0–50.9 °F). The July average temperature is 22–23 °C (72–73 °F), and −4 °C (25 °F) in January. Annual precipitation is 450–550 millimetres (18–22 in). The average wind speed is 2–5 metres per second (4.5–11.2 mph).

Fauna

The district has typical

crows, eagles, starlings and swallows
.

Flora

fescue and nettles
.

Water

The district is in the

man-made
.

Administrative subdivisions

Old, multicolored map
Cimişlia in 1907
  • Localities: 39
  • Administrative center:
    Cimişlia
  • City:
    Cimişlia
  • Communes: 16
  • Villages: 22

Demographics

On 1 January 2012 the district's population was 61,300, of which 23.2 percent was

rural
.

  • Births
    (2010): 570 (9.2 per 1000)
  • Deaths
    (2010): 830 (13.4 per 1000)
  • Growth rate (2010): -260 (-4.2 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group
 % of total
Moldovans * 84.7
Ukrainians 4.9
Romanians * 4.0
Russians 3.7
Bulgarians 2.0
Gagauz 0.4
Romani 0.1
Other 0.2
Undeclared 0.65

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

Religion

  • Christians - 98.0%
    • Orthodox Christians
      - 96.0%
    • Protestant
      - 2.0%
      • Seventh-day Adventists
        - 1.2%
      • Baptists - 0.8%
  • Other - 1.2%
  • None 0.8%

Economy

The district has 10,856 registered

pastures
11,897 hectares (45.93 sq mi) (12.9 percent of total area).

Education

The district has 34 schools, with a total enrollment of 9,079 children (including 300

professional school
students). There are 740 teachers.

Politics

The district favors

centre-right parties, particularly the AEI (which has increased 120.7 percent in support in the last three elections). The PCRM
has lost ground in the last three elections.

Parliament elections results
Year AEI PCRM
2010 56.49% 14,646 38.89% 10,084
July 2009 52.44% 13,391 43.98% 11,233
April 2009 29.75% 6,637 56.79% 14,006

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results in Cimişlia District
Parties and coalitions Votes % +/−
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova 10,084 38.89 −5.09
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova 8,738 33.70 +17.19
Democratic Party of Moldova
 4,003 15,44 -0.66
Liberal Party 1,805 6.96 −2.37
European Action Movement
 266 1.03 +1.03
Other parties 1,271 3.98 -10.10
Total (turnout 57.25%) 26,191 100.00


Culture

The district has a

libraries
.

Healthcare

The district has a 200-bed

medical personnel
.

See also

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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