Ceadîr-Lunga Explained

Ceadîr-Lunga
Native Name:	Çadır-Lunga
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Pushpin Map:	Moldova Găgăuzia#Moldova
Pushpin Caption:	Location of Ceadîr-Lunga in Moldova
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Coordinates:	46.05°N 78°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Moldova
Subdivision Type1:	District
Subdivision Name1:	Gagauzia
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Total Km2:	9.61
Population As Of:	2014
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	16,605
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	Cfb
Website:	http://ceadir-lunga.md/
Native Name Lang:	gag

Ceadîr-Lunga (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /t͡ʃaˈdɨr ˈluŋɡa/, also spelled Ceadâr-Lunga; Gagauz: Çadır-Lunga) is a city and municipality^[2] in Gagauzia, Moldova.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Ceadîr-Lunga amounted to 16,605 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 19,401 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 7,826 were men and 8,779 were women.^[3]

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 In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,^[4] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.^{[5] [6]}

Sport

The city is represented by FC Saxan Gagauz Yeri in Moldovan Liga 2, the third tier of Moldovan football. The club play their matches in Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium.^[7]

Notable people

• Mihail Ciachir (1861 in Ceadîr-Lunga - 1938 in Chișinău) was a Gagauz protoiereus who was the first published of Gagauz books in the former Russian Empire
• Ludmila Tukan (1982 in Ceadîr-Lunga) is singer and Turkvision Song Contestant

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ceadîr-Lunga is twinned with:

• Bursa, Turkey^[8]
• Serpukhov, Russia
• Titusville, Florida, United States

External links

• Official website

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. http://lex.justice.md/md/368393/ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova
3. Web site: 2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing. National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova .
4. News: 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) . Constitutional Court of Moldova . 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. . ro . 20 December 2013 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051137/http://constcourt.md/download.php?file=cHVibGljL2NjZG9jL2hvdGFyaXJpL3JvLWhfMzZfMjAxM19yby5wZGY%3D . live .
5. News: 2013-12-05 . Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan' . . Associated Press . 2013-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131209102718/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/12/05/moldovan-court-rules-official-language-is-romanian-replacing-soviet-flavored . 2013-12-09.
6. News: Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. 11 March 2014. 23 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923021555/http://www.rferl.org/content/moldova-romanian-official-language/25191455.html. live.
7. News: «Саксан» радует болельщиков разгромной победой . 11 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519145544/http://www.fc-saxan.com/news/saxan_raduet_bolelshhikov_razgromnoj_pobedoj/2012-09-24-244 . 19 May 2014.
8. Web site: Kardeş Şehirler. 2013-07-27. Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Basın Koordinasyon Merkez. Tüm Hakları Saklıdır. 2016-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523225737/http://www.bursa.bel.tr/kardes-sehirler/sayfa/261/. dead.