Sîngerei (also spelled Sângerei) is a city in Moldova and the seat of Sîngerei District. One village is administered by the city, Vrănești.
Sîngerei
Sângerei | |
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City | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Sîngerei Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°38′N 28°09′E / 47.633°N 28.150°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Sîngerei District |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,465 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | MD-6200 |
| Area code | 262 |
| Website | www |
History
editDuring the interwar period, the city was the seat of Plasa Sângerei, in Bălți County, Romania. Between 1944 and 1991 the city was named Lazovsk, after the name of Moldovan communist Sergey Lazo.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2014 census, the population of Sîngerei amounted to 12,465 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 13,364 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 6,005 were men and 6,460 were women.[2]
Ethnic composition of Sîngerei (2014)[3]
Footnotes:
* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 3,944 | — |
| 1970 | 10,149 | +157.3% |
| 1979 | 12,363 | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 15,023 | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 13,364 | −11.0% |
| 2014 | 12,465 | −6.7% |
Media
edit- Jurnal FM – 95.2 MHz
- Eco FM – 100.2 MHz
Notable people
editInternational relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
editSîngerei is twinned with:
Gallery
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References
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- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
- ^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției.
[124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.] - ^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 2013-12-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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