Grigoriopol District Explained

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]

List of heads of the state administration of the Grigoriopol District and the town of Grigoriopol

References

  1. http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm

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