Dnestrovsc
Dnestrovsc
Днестро́вск Дністро́вськ | |
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![]() ![]() Dnestrovsc Location of Dnestrovsc in Moldova | |
Coordinates: 46°37′20″N 29°54′38″E / 46.62222°N 29.91056°E | |
Country | Moldova |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 10,436 |
Climate | Cfb |
Dnestrovsc (Romanian: Nistrovsc; Russian: Днестрóвск, romanized: Dnestrovsk; Ukrainian: Дністровськ, romanized: Dnistrovs'k) is a town in southern Moldova, near the border with Ukraine. It is at the shores of the Cuciurgan Reservoir and is home to the Kuchurgan power station, also known as Moldavskaya GRES.
It is a company town which was founded in early Soviet times by the establishment of a large power plant, Moldavskaya GRES, today owned by Inter RAO UES.
At the 1989 census, Dnestrovsc has a population of 14,876. At the 2004 census it had ca. 11,200 inhabitants.
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Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°55′E / 46.617°N 29.917°E
Categories:
- Cities and towns in Transnistria
- Cities and towns in Moldova
- Slobozia District
- Transnistria geography stubs