Caragaș (Moldovan Cyrillic, Ukrainian, and Russian: Карагаш, romanized: Karagash) is a village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, Moldova.[1] It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.
Caragaș
Карагаш (Russian and Ukrainian) | |
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Village | |
  Caragaș | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′50″N 29°41′4″E / 46.78056°N 29.68444°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria[a] |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2000) | 1,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the 2004 census, the population of the village was 4,766 inhabitants, of which 3,384 (71%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 436 (9.14%) Ukrainians and 820 (17.2%) Russians.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
References
edit- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
46°47′N 29°41′E / 46.783°N 29.683°E
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