| Official Name: | Ialoveni |
| Settlement Type: | District (Raion) |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Moldova |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative center (Oraş-reşedinţă) |
| Leader Title: | Raion President |
| Leader Name: | Nicolae Andronache (PL), since 2011 |
| Established Date: | 2002 |
| Area Total Km2: | 783 |
| Area Water Km2: | 25.6 |
| Area Water Percent: | 2.27 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 93,154 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Blank Info: | IL |
Ialoveni is a district (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: [[raion]]) in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ialoveni. As of 2014, its population was 93,154.
The localities with the oldest documentary attestation in the district are Bardar, Puhoi, Molești, and Răzeni; these localities were mentioned for the first time in the period 1443–1485. The 16th to 18th centuries witnessed the development of the economy (agriculture and winery) and culture (several monasteries were built), as Bessarabia's population grew. After the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), the region was annexed by the Russian Empire, and became part of the Bessarabia Governorate from 1812 to 1917, there is an intense russification of the native population. In 1918, after the Russian Revolution and the collapse of the Russian Empire, Bessarabia united with Romania. From 1918 to 1940 and again from 1941 to 1944, the district was part of the Lăpușna County, in the Kingdom of Romania. In 1940, after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Bessarabia was occupied by the Soviet Union. Towards the end of World War II, the district became part of the Moldavian SSR. In 1991, as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova, it became part and residence of Chișinău County (1991–2003), and in 2003 it became an administrative unit of Moldova.
Ialoveni district is located in the central part of the Republic of Moldova. Neighborhood has the following district: Strășeni District and Chișinău Municipality in north, Anenii Noi District in the east, districts of Căușeni and Cimislia in the south, and Hîncești District in the west. The landscape is varied, from slippery and hilly in the northwest (Central Moldavian Plateau), until smooth and plain in the east (valley of the Botna River). Erosion processes vary in intensity. In structure, the soil contains considerable amounts of humus district, very rich. In the village Mileștii Mici is a mine of stone, where annually about 200,000 cubic meters are extracted construction materials. Space left by the extraction of stone used in the wine industry.
The climate is temperate continental. Summer is warm and long, with average July temperature 22C and a maximum of 36C, winter is mild, with average temperature in January of -4C and a minimum of -24C. Yearly precipitation . The average wind speed is .
The fauna is typical of central Europe. There are mammals such as foxes, hedgehogs, deer, wild boar, ermine, ferret, and more. Birds include: owl, stork, hawk, sparrow, starling, crow, egret, partridges, and others.
Forests occupy 18.3% of the district; they are complemented by oak, english oak, hornbeam, maple, linden, ash, and other trees. Plants include: wormwood, black, clover, knotweed, nettle, fescue, and more.
The district is located in the basin of the Nistru River and two of its tributaries: the Botna River (152 km) and the Ișnovăț River (59 km). There are also more than a hundred water bodies, half of which are stocked with fish.
On 1 January 2012 the district population was 99,700, of which 15.7% urban and 84.3% rural population.
| % of total | ||
|---|---|---|
| Moldovans * | 85.9 | |
| Romanians * | 11.0 | |
| 0.9 | ||
| 0.8 | ||
| 0.8 | ||
| 0.1 | ||
| 0.1 | ||
| Other | 0.2 | |
| Undeclared | 1.11 |
In Ialoveni District there are 19,802 registered businesses. Of those, about 50 businesses operate in trade, three companies in transport and telecommunications, and the national telephone operator operating here is Moldtelecom. 60% are private property, 39% are public property and the other 1% are mixed ownership.
The land of Ialoveni District on 1 January 2008 outside the 25 administrative units is distributed as follows: regional first level, covers an area of 78,348 ha, including arable land - 33,431 ha (42.7%), orchards - 3,727 ha (4.8%), vineyards 7,942 ha (10.2%), pastures - 7,310 ha (9.4%), other land - 8,700 ha (11.1%).
Ialoveni district has a well-developed sport infrastructure. All localities have sports stadiums (especially football), wrestling rooms (wrestling), the annual practice rounds of cycling, distance running and different. A young generation is given importance, modern gyms are open.
The district operates 68 educational institutions, including primary schools, secondary schools, high schools - 37 (number of students - 1362), preschool - 29 (3416 children), vocational schools - 2 (563 students), teachers - 1258.
Traditional Ialoveni district, political and electoral support, right-wing parties, particularly AEI. PCRM is a continues fall percentage.
During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 47.1%
| Year | AEI | PCRM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 71.87% 34,958 | 23.52% 11,435 | |
| July 2009 | 71.67% 33,208 | 25.02% 11,591 | |
| April 2009 | 54.18% 23,765 | 33.86% 14,854 |
|-!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan="2" valign=center|Parties and coalitions!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|+/−|-| |align=left|Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova|align="right"|20,465|align="right"|42.08|align="right"|+17.26|-| |align=left|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova|align="right"|11,435|align="right"|23.52|align="right"|−1.50|-| |align=left|Liberal Party|align="right"|7,953|align="right"|16.35|align="right"|−6.81|-| |align=left|Democratic Party of Moldova|align="right"|5,400|align="right"|11,10|align="right"|-0.81|-| |align=left|Party Alliance Our Moldova|align="right"|1,140|align="right"|2.34|align="right"|−9.47|-|bgcolor="grey"||align=left|Other Party|align="right"|2,257|align="right"|4.61|align="right"|+1.30|-|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="2"|Total (turnout 62.39%)|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|48,991|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00|width="30" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
The district operates: a museum, 23 houses of culture, 34 libraries, 57 artistic works, including 12 bands as "model".
The district works: a hospital - with 132 beds, a Center of Family Physician's - with 6 offices of family doctor's, 15 health centers, 11 branch offices of family doctors.