Drochia District

Drochia
District (Raion)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 52
Car plates	DR
Website	www.drochia.md

Drochia district (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdroki.a]) is a district in the north of Moldova. Its administrative center is the city of Drochia. As of 2011, its population was 90,100.

History

The oldest historical attestations about the settlements in the district from the period 1443 to 1470 when the mentioned villages

of the district.

Geography

Drochia district is located in the north of

occupy about 80% of the district.

Climate

District climate is

speed is 3–6 m \ s.

Fauna

Fauna is characterized by the presence of such

, from which comes the name of the district.

Flora

and others.

Rivers

Drochia district is located in the

artificial

origin.

Administrative subdivisions

There are a total of 40 localities: 1 city, and 27 communes (containing further 12 villages within):

Cities

Drochia (population 20,400)

Communes

Antoneuca (Antoneni; pop. 479) Baroncea (pop. 1,609) Baroncea Nouă Chetrosu (pop. 5,325) Cotova (pop. 3,569) Măcăreuca Dominteni (pop. 1,402) Drochia (Drochia sat; pop. 2,843) Fîntîniţa (Ghizdita; pop. 1,405) Ghizdita, loc.st.c.f. Gribova (Năduşita, Năduşiţa; pop. 2,175)   Hăsnăşenii Mari (pop. 1,884) Hăsnăşenii Noi (pop. 1,736) Lazo (Cuza-Vodă) Maramonovca (Moara Nouă; pop. 2,666)   Miciurin (Ghica-Vodă; pop. 1,608) Mîndîc (pop. 3,402) Moara de Piatră (pop. 1,659) Nicoreni (Nicoreşti; pop. 3,420) Ochiul Alb (pop. 3,089)

Palanca (pop. 901) Holoşniţa Nouă Şalvirii Noi Pelinia (pop. 7,538) Pelinia, loc.st.c.f Pervomaiscoe (Căetăneşti; pop. 897)   Sergheuca (Serghieşti)     Petreni (pop. 1,179) Popeştii Noi Popeştii de Jos (pop. 1,902) Popeştii de Sus (pop. 1,784) Sofia (pop. 4,823) Şalvirii Vechi (pop. 1,082) Ceapaevca Iliciovca Şuri (pop. 4,614) Şurii Noi Ţarigrad (pop. 4,655)     Zguriţa (pop. 2,840)

Demographics

1 January 2012 the district population was 89,500 of which 22.8%

rural

population.

• Births
  (2010): 904 (10.0 per 1000)
• Deaths
  (2010): 1311 (14.5 per 1000)
• Growth Rate (2010): -407 (−4.5 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group	% of total
Moldovans *	86.4
Ukrainians	8.7
Romanians *	2.7
Russians	1.6
Romani	0.4
Gagauz	0.1
Other	0.2
Undeclared	0.18

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

Religion

• Christian – 98.2%
  • Orthodox Christian
    – 97.0%
  • Protestant
    – 1.2%
    • Baptists – 0.5%
    • Pentecostals
      – 0.3%
    • Seventh-day Adventists
      – 0.2%
    • Evangelicals
      – 0.2%
• Other – 1.4%
• No Religion – 0.4%

Economy

As of 2009, 13,767 businesses were registered in the district. 11,168 these were private farms, 1,585 individual businesses, 492

, 13 state-owned enterprises, 257 "public ventures", and 224 other types.

Education

At of 2009, there were 41

(grades 1–9), 3 .

Politics

Located in the so-called

.

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 68.0%

Parliament elections results

Year	AEI	PCRM
2010	48.58% 19,623	44.57% 15,043
July 2009	46.20% 18,047	49.69% 19,406
April 2009	30.36% 11,678	56.91% 21,895

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results in Drochia District

Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	+/−
	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova	18,003	44.57	−5.12
	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova	11,400	28.22	+12.0
	Democratic Party of Moldova	5,583	13,82	-2.46
	Liberal Party	1,700	4.21	−4.36
	Party Alliance Our Moldova	940	2.33	−2.80
	Humanist Party of Moldova	489	1.21	+1.21
	Other Party	2295	5.64	+1.53
Total (turnout 59.01%)		40,697	100.00

Culture

There are 33 public

in Drochia district. There are also 115 art groups.

Personalities

• Moldovan Parliament 1990–1994, former president of the party New Historical Option
• Internal Affairs of Moldova
  in 1990–1992
• wave propagation, and honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
  .
• hygienist and politician

References

External links

• District Council Webpage
• Drochia District at the Webpage of the Ministry of Local Public Administration^{[permanent dead link]}

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