Cantemir, Moldova
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Cantemir | |
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  Cantemir Location within Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′N 28°13′E / 46.267°N 28.217°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| County | Cantemir District |
| Elevation | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +373 273 |
| Climate | Cfb |
Cantemir (Romanian pronunciation: [kanteˈmir]) is a town in Moldova. It is the administrative center of Cantemir District.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2014 census, the population of Cantemir amounted to 3,429 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 3,872 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 1,631 were men and 1,798 were women.[2]
Ethnic composition of Cantemir (2014)[3]
Moldovans* (72.93%)
Romanians (5.72%)
Bulgarians (9.46%)
Russians (5.37%)
Ukrainians (3.48%)
Others (3.04%)
Footnotes:
* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1979 | 2,276 | — |
| 1989 | 5,320 | +133.7% |
| 2004 | 3,872 | −27.2% |
| 2014 | 3,429 | −11.4% |
References
[edit]- ^ 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 May 1, 2017.
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției.
[124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.] - ^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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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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