Tighina County (Moldova) Explained

Tighina County
Native Name:Județul Tighina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:capital
Subdivision Name1:Tighina (de jure); Căușeni (de facto)
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1998
Established Title2:Ceased to exist
Established Date2:2003
Area Total Km2:2899
Population Total:161236
Population As Of:2004
Population Density Km2:auto

Tighina County was a county (Romanian: județ) in Moldova from 1998 to 2003. It bordered Ukraine, Lăpușna County, Chișinău County, and Transnistria. Its de jure capital was the city of Tighina, but due to the Transnistria situation, the de facto capital was Căușeni.

Tighina County had 93 localities, of which four had city status: Tighina, Căușeni, Căinari, and Ștefan Vodă.

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