Grigoriopol

Coordinates: 47°9′1″N 29°17′33″E / 47.15028°N 29.29250°E / 47.15028; 29.29250
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Grigoriopol
Григориопол (Moldovan Cyrillic)
Григорио́поль (Russian)
Григоріо́поль (Ukrainian)
Town
Bus station
Bus station
Grigoriopol is located in Moldova
Grigoriopol
Grigoriopol
Location of Grigoriopol in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°9′1″N 29°17′33″E / 47.15028°N 29.29250°E / 47.15028; 29.29250
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria[a]
DistrictGrigoriopol District
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total
11,473

Grigoriopol (Romanian pronunciation:

Moldovan Cyrillic: Григориопол, Russian: Григорио́поль, romanized: Grigoriopol, Ukrainian: Григоріо́поль, romanized: Hryhoriopol) is a town in the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester, Moldova. It is the seat of the Grigoriopol District of Transnistria. The city is located on the left (eastern) bank of the river Dniester
, in central Transnistria.

Grigoriopol is composed of the city itself, and a small village Crasnoe (Красное). The town itself had a population of 11,473 in 2004.

In 1996 and in 2002, the town was the centre of a dispute regarding the attempts of local

Republic of Moldova
.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18977,605—    
198911,712+54.0%
200411,473−2.0%
Source: [3][4]

According to the

Gagauzians, 14 Jews, and 42 others and non-declared.[5]

In 1897, the ethnic make-up, by mother tongue, was 49.2% Romanian, 24.1% Russian, 10.9% Jewish, 9.3% Ukrainian, 5.3% Armenian.[3][6]

Notable people

Notes

  1. political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan
    government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.

References

  1. ^ Big scandal in a small town, article in Dnestrovskii Curier 8 March 2002 Archived 12 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Unworthy Partner: the schools issue as an example of human rights abuse in Trandsniestria
  3. ^ a b Первая Всеобщая перепись населения Российской империи, 1897 г. (in Russian). Vol. III. 1905. pp. 90–95.
  4. ^ a b "Snap-on smile veneersv teeth". Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  5. ^ The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
  6. ^ The Russian imperial census data of 1897, by language, at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/empire1897-lang-counties-cities.htm [bare URL]
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