Șipca | |
Other Name: | Russian: Шипка (Russian) Ukrainian: Шипка (Ukrainian) |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Moldova |
Subdivision Type: | Country (de jure) |
Subdivision Type1: | Country (de facto) |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Coordinates: | 47.1664°N 29.5053°W |
Elevation M: | 143 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Șipca (; ;) is a commune in the Grigoriopol sub-district of Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Șipca and Vesioloe (Russian: Веселе, Russian: Весёлое).[1] It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.
According to the 2004 census, the population of the commune was 2,293 inhabitants, of which 662 (28.87%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 1,479 (64.5%) Ukrainians and 118 (5.14%) Russians.[2]