Mălăiești (Moldovan Cyrillic: Мэлэешть, Ukrainian: Малаєшти, romanized: Malayeshty, Russian: Малаешты, romanized: Malayeshty) is one of the larger communes in the Grigoriopol sub-district, in the disputed territory of Transnistria, internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Moldova. Its name is derived from Romanian "mălai", which means "millet or maize flour", with suffix -ești. It is composed of two villages, Cernița (Черниця, Черница) and Mălăiești.[1]
Mălăiești
Малаешты (Russian) Малає́шти (Ukrainian) | |
|---|---|
  Mălăiești | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′53″N 29°32′54″E / 46.98139°N 29.54833°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria[a] |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 5,364, of which 5,128 (95.6%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 120 (2.23%) Ukrainians and 92 (1.71%) Russians.[2]
Notable natives
edit- Vladimir Beșleagă, Moldovan writer
- Boris Marian, journalist, from 2001 director of "Moldpres", the official press agency of Moldova
- Mihail Grebencea, Soviet Mathematician, Number Theorist
- Natalia Gavrilița (born 1977), Prime minister of Moldova
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
External links
edit(in Romanian)
- ro:Mihail Grebencea (in Romanian)