Cioburciu (Moldovan Cyrillic: Чобурчию, Russian: Чобручи, romanized: Choburchi, Ukrainian: Чобручі, romanized: Choburchi, Hungarian: Csöbörcsök) is a village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, Moldova.[1] It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the breakaway Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR).
Cioburciu
Чобручи (Ukrainian) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Cioburciu | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′6″N 29°44′51″E / 46.68500°N 29.74750°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria[a] |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the unofficial census of 2004, the population of the village was 7,176 inhabitants, of which 6,214 (86.59%) Moldovans (Romanians), 457 (6.36%) Ukrainians and 436 (6.07%) Russians.[2]
Climate
editCioburciu has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb)
| Climate data for Cioburciu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
35 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
45 (1.8) |
64 (2.5) |
62 (2.4) |
40 (1.6) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1.0) |
37 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
484 (19.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
edit- Larisa Șavga (born 1962), Moldovan economist, former Minister of Education and Youth
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
- ^ "Climate: Чобручи". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
46°41′00″N 29°44′20″E / 46.68333°N 29.73889°E
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