Bugeac, Gagauzia Explained

Bugeac
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Moldova Găgăuzia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bugeac
Leader Title:Mayor
Coordinates:46.35°N 67°W
Population Total:1,352
Elevation M:43
Population As Of:2014 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:MD-3812
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3

Bugeac (Bucak) is a commune and village in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 1,525 people.[2] 942 inhabitants are Gagauz. Minorities included 115 Russians, 85 Ukrainians, 56 Bulgarians, 4 Roma and 305 Moldovans. Bugeac's average elevation is 43 metres.

Its geographical coordinates are 46° 21' 57" North, 28° 39' 48" East.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=479 Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014
  2. Statistica Moldovei. "http://www.statistica.md/recensamint/Populatia_pe_nation_localit_ru.xls". Accessed March 8, 2009.