Lenin, Transnistria Explained

Lenin
Other Name:Ленино (Russian)
Леніне (Ukrainian)
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Moldova
Subdivision Type:Country (de jure)
Subdivision Type1:Country (de facto)
Leader Title:Mayor
Coordinates:47.6692°N 29.1906°W
Elevation M:119
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3

Lenin (Ukrainian: Леніне|Lenine, Russian: Ле́нино, Russian: Lénino) is a commune in the Rîbnița District of Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Lenin, Pervomaisc, Pobeda and Stanislavca.[1] It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 635, of which 176 (27.71%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 413 (65.03%) Ukrainians and 41 (6.45%) Russians.[2]

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47.6667°N 40°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM)
  2. Web site: Ethnic composition of Transnistria 2004 .