Nisporeni District

Nisporeni
District (Raion)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 64
Car plates	NS
Website	www.nisporeni.md

Nisporeni (Romanian pronunciation: [nispoˈrenʲ]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in west-central Moldova, with its administrative center at Nisporeni. According to the 2014 census, its population was 53,154; most (82.8 percent) are Moldovans.^[2]

History

The Vărzărești

(1991–2003); in 2003, it became a separate administrative unit.

Geography

Nisporeni District is located in the central part of the

, at a height of 430 metres (1,410 ft).

Climate

Nisporeni District, in common with the republic, has a

with mild, short winters and warm, long summers. On average, there are 2,195 hours of sunshine in central Moldova. Sunshine ranges from 43–65 hours in December to 300–340 hours in July. The average annual temperature is 10 °C (50 °F). Monthly temperatures are above the annual average from March to November and below from December to February. Average annual precipitation ranges from 500–650 millimetres (20–26 in). Fall rains are highly variable.

Fauna

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Flora

fescue

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Rivers

The Prut, which crosses the district in the west, borders Romania; its principal

ponds

, with a total area of 1,580 hectares (6.1 sq mi).

Administrative subdivisions

• Localities: 39
• Administrative center: Nisporeni
• City: Nisporeni
• Villages: 16
• Communes: 22

Demographics

As of 1 January 2012 the district population was 66,600, of which 21.8 percent was

.

• Births
  (2010): 744 (11.1 per 1000)
• Deaths
  (2010): 884 (13.2 per 1000)
• Growth rate (2010): -140 (-2.1 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group	% of total
Moldovans *	84.0
Romanians *	14.4
Romani	0.8
Ukrainians	0.2
Russians	0.3
Other	0.1
Undeclared	1.51

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

Religion

• Christians - 99.4%
  • Orthodox Christians
    - 98.8%
  • Protestant
    - 0.6%
    • Baptists - 0.2%
    • Pentecostals
      - 0.2%
    • Seventh-day Adventists
      - 0.1%
    • Evangelicals
      - 0.1%
• Other - 0.5%
• No religion 0.1%

Economy

The district has a total of 21,956 registered businesses.

land comprises 38,779 hectares (149.73 sq mi), 61.5 percent of total land area. Land in production makes up 21,736 hectares (83.92 sq mi) (34.5 percent of total land area) as follows:

• Orchards: 3,943 hectares (15.22 sq mi) (6.3 percent)
• Vineyards
  : 6,118 hectares (23.62 sq mi) (9.7 percent)
• Pasture: 6,838 hectares (26.40 sq mi) (10.8 percent)

Principal

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Education

There are 36 educational institutions in the district with a total student population of 9,300 (including 350

graduate-level

students). The total number of teachers is 731, with 144 at the graduate level.

Politics

has the lowest popularity of any Moldovan district. During the last three elections, the AEI vote increased by 74.5 percent.

Parliament election results

Year	AEI	PCRM
2010	21,193 (75.20%)	5,352 (18.99%)
July 2009	19,674 (69.73%)	7,670 (27.18%)
April 2009	12,143 (47.16%)	9,587 (36.16%)

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results, Nisporeni District

Party		Votes	%	+/−
	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova	10,489	37.22	+14.46
	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova	5,352	18.99	−8.19
	Democratic Party of Moldova	5,292	18.78	+11.90
	Liberal Party	4,220	14.97	−12.04
	Party Alliance Our Moldova	1,192	4.23	−8.94
	European Action Movement	702	2.49	+2.49
	Other parties	942	3.32	+0.23
Total (turnout 60.63%)		28,386	100.00

Culture

In the district are two

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Health

The district has a 200-bed general hospital. There are thirteen family-medicine offices, nine health centers and eight clinics. Nisporeni District has 73 doctors, 267 nurses and 240 auxiliary health-care workers.

References

External links

• District site
• General description of Nisporeni district
• Population of district per year^{[permanent dead link]}
• Results of 2010 Parliamentary election

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