Camenca District
Camenca | |
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district | |
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| Country | Moldova |
| self-proclaimed state | Transnistria[1] |
| Administrative center | Camenca |
| Government | |
| • Heads of the State Administration of the Camenca District and the Camenca City | Sergey Sokirka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 434.5 km2 (167.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 21,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Camenca District (Romanian: Raionul Camenca; Russian: Каменский район; Ukrainian: Кам'янський район) is a district of Transnistria, a breakaway republic which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Its seat is the town of Camenca. The district contains this town and twelve communes (a total of 23 localities, including the small villages and hamlets):
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Camenca is located along the river Dniester. It is the northernmost sub-district of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Transnistrian census, the population of the sub-district is 27,284 people, including 13,034 (47.77%) Moldovans, 11,610 (42.55%) Ukrainians, 1,880 (6.89%) Russians, 43 (0.16%) Gagauzians, 59 (0.22%) Bulgarians, 9 (0.03%) Romas, 10 (0.04%) Jews, 447 (1.64%) Poles, 85 (0.31%) Belarusians, 26 (0.10%) Germans, 16 (0.06%) Armenians, and 51 (0.19%) others.
The sub-district is home to the Dniester Sanatorium, the oldest health resort in Transnistria.
In 2001, election officials for the Transnitrian presidential election announced that sitting president Igor Smirnov received 103.6 percent of the vote in this region.
List of heads of the state administration of the Camenca District and the town of Camenca[]
- Vladimir Karaush (? - 2012)
- Pyotr Vasilyevich Mustya (25 January 2012[2] - 25 April 2014)
- Natalya Viktorovna Isakova (25 April 2014 - [3] - 4 June 2014)
- Sergey Andreevich Sokirka (4 June 2014 - )[4]
References[]
- ^ Transnistria's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any country. The Moldovan government and all the world's other states consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
- ^ Президент назначил главу администрации г.Каменка и Каменского района
- ^ Указ Президента ПМР №135 «О временном возложении исполнения обязанностей главы государственной администрации Каменского района и города Каменка»
- ^ Исполнять обязанности главы госадминистрации Каменки будет Сергей Сокирка
Coordinates: 48°00′N 28°43′E / 48.000°N 28.717°E
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