Sîngerei District

Sîngerei
Sîngerei
District (Raion)
	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 62
Car plates	SG
Website	singerei.md

Sîngerei (Romanian pronunciation: [sɨndʒerej]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the north of Moldova, with the administrative center at Sîngerei. The other major city is Biruința. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 93,400.

Between 1944 and 1991, Sîngerei district was called Lazovsky District.

History

Localities with the earliest documentary attestation are

Nistru. Initially, the entering only a part of current locations, the other belonging Chișcăreni district, which later merged Singerei district. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova, part of the Bălți County

(1991–2003), and in 2003 became administrative unit of Moldova.

Geography

Singerei district is located in the north of Moldova has neighborhood the

Făleşti District and Bălți municipality in northwest. Geographically, it situated in Balti steppe and is a hilly plain. Erosion

process with low intensity. Maximum altitude between 190–240 meters in district.

Climate

District has a temperate-

precipitation

. Average wind speed 3–5 m/s.

Fauna

Mainly

nightingale

and others.

Flora

Forests occupy 10.9% of the district and there are:

bells, clover, knotweed, mugwort

and others.

Rivers

District is located in the

Răut (286 km) the largest tributary of the Nistru, with its tributaries: Soloneţ, Ciulcul de Mijloc, Cubolta

(102 km). Most lakes are of natural origin, but are rich in fish.

Administrative subdivisions

Localities: 70
- Administrative center: Sîngerei
  - Cities: Biruința, Sîngerei
    - Communes: 24
      - Villages: 44

Demographics

1 January 2012 the district population was 93,200 of which 20.1% urban and 79.9% rural population.

Births (2010): 1134 (12.1 per 1000)
Deaths (2010): 1124 (12.0 per 1000)
Growth rate (2010): 10 (0.1 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

Ethnic group	% of total
Moldovans *	86.3
Ukrainians	7.3
Romanians *	2.9
Russians	3.1
Gagauz	0.1
Other	0.2
Undeclared	0.98

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

Religion

Christians – 98.5%
- Orthodox Christians
  – 90.8%
- Protestant
  – 7.4%
  - Baptists – 3.4%
  - Evangelicals
    – 1.3%
  - Seventh-day Adventists
    – 1.3%
  - Pentecostals
    – 0.8%
  - Evangelicals
    – 0.6%
- Catholics
  – 0.3%
Other – 1.3%
No Religion – 0.2%

Economy

In the district are registered, a total of 6525 companies. The share of agricultural land is 54,981 ha (53.2%) total land area.

orchards: apple, plum, pear, cherry

and others.

Education

The district Singerei working 53 educational institutions, including schools – 10, secondary schools – 1,

vocational schools

– 2.

Politics

Singerei district is a district with a percentage of

centre-right party present here AEI usually get positive results, and PCRM

are in a continuous fall. During 2001–2009, the district was a predominantly communist (over 50%).

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 101.9%

**Parliament elections results**
Year	AEI	PCRM
2010	55.30% 21,279	38.31% 14,744
July 2009	52.60% 19,159	43.43% 15,598
April 2009	29.39% 10,539	54.77% 19,640

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results in Singerei District
Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	+/−
	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova	14,744	38.31	−5.12
	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova	11,037	28.68	+11.71
	Democratic Party of Moldova	7,399	19.23	-0.86
	Liberal Party	2,071	5.38	−3.98
	Party Alliance Our Moldova	772	2.01	−4.17
	European Action Movement	772	2.01	+2.01
	Other Party	1,701	4.38	+0.41
Total (turnout 57.37%)		38,814	100.00

Culture

Working in the district Singerei: 180

libraries

– 48, houses of culture – 48.

Health

The district Singerei works: Singerei district hospital with general fund of 280 beds, a center of

health points

.

Personalities

Sergei Tigipko

Anton Crihan – Lawyer, economist, politician and publicist, in 1949 emigrate to United States
Ion Hadârcă – Poet, politician (Liberal Party), member of Moldavian Parliament between 1990–1998 and 2009–present
Gheorghe Duca – Scientist, president of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Pan Halippa – Publicist and politician, president of Sfatul Țării, which voted the union in 1918
Sergei Tigipko – Ukrainian politician, finance specialist, former Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine
and Minister of Economics of Ukraine

Sergiu Grossu – Writer and theologian
Basarabian politician, member of the Sfatul Țării
(1917–1918)

Vitalie Nagacevschi – Lawyer, Member of Parliament of Moldova between 2009–2010

47°40′N 28°10′E / 47.667°N 28.167°E / 47.667; 28.167

References

^ "Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[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 1 May 2017.

v t e Administrative divisions of Moldova
Districts	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Dubăsari Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Autonomous territorial units	Găgăuzia Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester¹
Municipalities	Bălți Bender¹ Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Chișinău Comrat Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Tiraspol¹ Ungheni
¹ Currently controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic .