Official Name: | Grigoriopol |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Moldova |
Subdivision Type1: | self-proclaimed state |
Subdivision Type3: | Administrative center |
Leader Title: | Heads of the State Administration of the Grigoriopol District and the Grigoriopol City |
Leader Name: | Yuriy Larchenko |
Area Total Km2: | 822 |
Population Total: | 40,000 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Grigoriopol District (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Raionul Grigoriopol; Russian: Григориопольский район; Ukrainian: Григоріопольський район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (de facto) in Moldova (de jure). It is located along the river Dniester, in the center of Transnsitria. Its seat is the city of Grigoriopol, located at 47.1333°N 47°W, on the Dniester river. The district contains two cities/towns and 14 communes (a total of 31 localities, including small villages/hamlets):
According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the population of the sub-district is 48,000, including 31,085 (64.76%) Moldovans, 7,332 (15.28%) Ukrainians, 8,333 (17.36%) Russians, 123 (0.26%) Gagauzians, 240 (0.50%) Bulgarians, 13 (0.03%) Roma, 26 (0.05%) Jews, 100 (0.21%) Poles, 187 (0.39%) Belarusians, 327 (0.68%) Germans, 62 (0.13%) Armenians, and 139 (0.29%) others and non-declared.[1]