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Taraclia District

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Country
  
Republic of Moldova

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area code(s)
  
+373 74

Area
  
674 km²

Population
  
44,100 (2012)

Administrative center (Oraş-reşedinţă)
  
Taraclia

Postal Code
  
294

Car plates
  
TA

Local time
  
Monday 12:59 AM

University
  
Taraclia State University

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Weather
  
4°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 85% Humidity

Taraclia (Bulgarian: Тараклия) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Taraclia.

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Map of Taraclia District, Moldova

As of 1 January 2012, its population was 44,100, 65.6% of whom were ethnic Bulgarians. The district covers an area of 1,022 km² and has the lowest population density of all districts of Moldova.

Demographics

  • Births (2010): 464 (10.5 per 1000)
  • Deaths (2010): 562 (12.7 per 1000)
  • Growth Rate (2010): -98 (-2.2 per 1000)

    • Ethnic groups

  • 65.6% Bulgarians
  • 14.0% Moldovans
  • 8.3% Gagauzians
  • 6.1% Ukrainians
  • 5.0% Russians
  • 0.5% Gypsies
  • Other 0.5%

    • Religion

  • Christians - 96.6%
  • Orthodox Christians - 94.3%
  • Protestant - 2.3%
  • Baptists - 1.3%
  • Evangelicals - 0.5%
  • Pentecostals - 0.3%
  • Seventh-day Adventists - 0.2%
  • Other - 1.7%
  • No Religion - 1.3%
  • Atheists - 0.4%

    • Politics

    Traditionally in Taraclia district, political and electoral support for the PCRM is higher than the rest of the southern part of Moldova. Communists have the largest percentage of the Moldova votes in this district. But the last three elections communists saw a continuous decline in percentage.

    During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 147.1%

    References

    Taraclia District Wikipedia
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