Hîncești District

Hîncești
District (Raion)
Mansion of Manuc Bey
UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 34
Car plates	HN
Website	www.hincesti.md

Hîncești (Romanian pronunciation: [hɨnˈtʃeʃtʲ]) is a district (Romanian: raion) of Moldova, with the city of Hîncești as its administrative center. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 122,000.

History

The district has been inhabited since the

The climate is moderate continental, and highly variable. The average annual air temperature is 10 °C (50 °F). The average temperature in January is −4 °C (25 °F), the absolute minimum is −32 °C (−26 °F), and in July the average temperature is 22 °C (72 °F), with a maximum of 40 °C (104 °F). Annual rainfall is 500–650 mm.

Fauna

The

Forests occupy 18.5% of the district area, and consist of oaks, lindens, maples, beeches, acacias, and others. Other plants include bells, knotweeds, nettles, and wormwood.

Administrative subdivisions

• Localities: 63
  • Administrative center: Hîncești
    • Cities: Hîncești
      • Villages: 24
        • Communes: 38

Demographics

As of 1 January 2012, the district population was 121,600, of which 13.9% was urban and 88.1% was rural. There were 1455 births (11.9 per 1000) and 1829 deaths (14.9 per 1000) in 2010, for a growth rate of −374 (−3.0 per 1000).

Ethnic groups

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

Religion

• Christians – 98.6%
  • Orthodox Christians
    – 95.3%
  • Protestant
    – 3.3%
    • Baptists – 1.9%
    • Seventh-day Adventists
      0.9%
    • Evangelicals
      – 0.3%
    • Pentecostals
      – 0.3%
• Other – 0.9%
• No Religion – 0.5%

Economy

Agriculture is the primary economic activity in the district. Products include wine, alcohol, bakery products, fruit, and sausages. All agricultural land is privately owned. There are 93,361 ha of agricultural land, including

The district has 59 educational institutions, teaching 18,908 children, 350 students in the College of Construction, and 600 in various professional schools.^[citation needed] Currently^[when?] there are 1600 teachers.^{[citation needed]}

Politics

The district traditionally supports

During the last three elections support for the AEI had a 99.0% increase.

Elections

Culture

The district is home to two museums, 77 works of art, and 13 bands.

Health

The district has two hospitals with 540 beds, a center for

Tourism

The council of the

The district is home to the Hîncești Forest Landscape Reserve and two natural reserves for medicinal herbs (Sărata-Galbenă and Logănești).

Sister Communities

On 1 December 2017, the district partnered with Greenfield, Massachusetts to form a "sister community".^[3]

References

• District population per year^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hîncești District.

• Vaslui-Turism.ro – Cultural Religious Itineraries – Tourism website for Hîncești District^{[permanent dead link]}
• General description of Hîncești District
• Talk: Hîncești District
• Results of 2010 Parliamentary election

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