Sălcuța | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Moldova |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Căușeni District |
Leader Party: | PLDM[1] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ion Novac |
Area Total Km2: | 76.8 |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Coordinates: | 46.5978°N 29.2522°W |
Population Total: | 4,360 |
Elevation M: | 55 |
Population As Of: | 2014 census |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Sălcuța is a village in Căușeni District, Moldova.[4]
The village is located in the south-eastern part of the country, about 3 km as the crow flies from the border with Ukraine. In the area immediately north of the village flows the river Botna, a tributary of the Dnestr and the sixth river in Moldova in order of length.[5]
The climate of the area can be classified as continental and has strong seasonal temperature variations, with temperatures that can reach 40 °C in summer and drop to -25 °C in winter.