Tașlîc Explained

Tașlîc
Other Name:Ukrainian: Ташлик (Ukrainian)
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Moldova
Subdivision Type:Country (de jure)
Subdivision Type1:Country (de facto)
Leader Title:Mayor
Coordinates:47.0692°N 29.3944°W
Elevation M:29
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3

Tașlîc (Moldovan Cyrillic and Russian: Ташлык|Tashlyk; Ukrainian: Ташлик|Tashlyk) is a commune and village in Transnistria, Moldova, the second largest commune in the Grigoriopol sub-district. Its name is derived from the Turkic word taşlık, meaning "stony place". The majority of the population of the commune is Moldovan, while an important part of the population is of Russian descent. According to the 2004 census, the population of the commune was 3,224 inhabitants, of which 3,163 (98.1%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 8 (0.24%) Ukrainians and 43 (1.33%) Russians.[1]

References

47.0667°N 53°W

Notes and References

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