Dondușeni
Dondușeni | |
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  Dondușeni Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 48°13′N 27°35′E / 48.217°N 27.583°E / 48.217; 27.583 | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Dondușeni District |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,101 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
Dondușeni (Romanian pronunciation: [donduˈʃenʲ]) is a city in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Dondușeni District. Its postal code is MD-5102. The population at the 2004 census was 9,801.
Demographics
At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Dondoșani-Gară (literally Dondoșani Station), and had a population of 953. It was part of Plasa Climăuți of Soroca County.
| Ethnic composition | |||
| Ethnic group | 1930 census | 2004 census | |
| Moldovans | 338 | 6,495 | |
| Ruthenians (Ukrainians) | 42 | 2,055 | |
| Russians | 280 | 1,146 | |
| Jews | 277 | 12 | |
| Bulgarians | 1 | 17 | |
| Gagauzians | - | 12 | |
| Poles | 13 | 7 | |
| Gypsies | - | 1 | |
| Germans | 1 | 56 | |
| Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes | 1 | ||
| others | - | ||
| Total | 953 | 9,801 | |
| Native language | ||
| Language | 1930 census | 2004 census |
| Romanian | 340 | N/A |
| Yiddish | 270 | N/A |
| Russian | 196 | N/A |
| Ukrainian | 138 | N/A |
| Polish | 7 | N/A |
| German | 1 | N/A |
| Serbo-Croatian, Slovene | 1 | N/A |
| Total | 953 | 9,801 |
There are three high schools in Donduşeni, one Romanian, the Alexei Mateevici Lyceum, and two Russian.
Dondușeni has a hospital, a hotel, a police office, some cafes and restaurants.
Media
- Vocea Basarabiei 104.4 FM
Notable people
Bibliography
Veaceslav Ioniță, Ghidul orașelor din Republica Moldova/ Veaceslav Ioniță. Igor Munteanu, Irina Beregoi. Chișinău: TISH, 2004 (F.E.-P. Tipografia Centrală). 248 p. ISBN 9975-947-39-5
References
- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
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1 In Transnistria. 2 Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. 3 Also a municipality. 4 The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city). | ||
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