Văleni is a village in southwestern Cahul District, Moldova, about 25 km (16 mi) to the north of Galați.[2]
Văleni | |
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Village | |
  Văleni Location of village within Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′26″N 28°10′35″E / 45.64056°N 28.17639°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Cahul District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Silvia Știrbeț |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,020 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Notable people
edit- Gheorghe Vodă (1934 in Văleni – 2007 in Chişinău) was a writer from Moldova.
- Lidia - known also as Boonika (meaning grandma) - she became famous in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2005 by banging the drum on the Moldovan entry, which took sixth place! "Boonika Bate Doba" ("Grandmamma Beats the Drum-a") was performed in English and Romanian by Zdob și Zdub
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Clasificatorul u was (CUATM) (in Romanian)
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