Taraclia District

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Taraclia
District (Raion)
Flag of Taraclia
Flag
Coat of arms of Taraclia
Coat of arms
Location of Taraclia
Country Republic of Moldova
Administrative center
(Oraş-reşedinţă)
Taraclia
Government
 • Raion PresidentVasile Plagov
Area
 • Total674 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total37,357
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)
Car platesTA

Taraclia (Romanian pronunciation: [taraˈkli.a], Bulgarian: Тараклия) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Taraclia.

As of 1 January 2012, its population was 44,100, 65.6% of whom were ethnic Bulgarians. The district covers an area of 1,022 km2 (395 sq mi) and has the lowest population density of all districts of Moldova.

Demographics[]

  • Births (2010): 464 (10.5 per 1000)
  • Deaths (2010): 562 (12.7 per 1000)
  • Growth Rate (2010): –98 (–2.2 per 1000)

Ethnic groups[]

Ethnic group % of those who declared an ethnicity
Bulgarians 66.1
Moldovans * 14.0
Gagauz 9.0
Ukrainians 5.2
Russians 4.5
Romani 0.5
Romanians * 0.2
Other 0.5

Footnote: * There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

Religion[]

  • Christians – 96.6%
    • Orthodox Christians - 94.3%
    • Protestant – 2.3%
      • Baptists – 1.3%
      • Evangelicals – 0.5%
      • Pentecostals – 0.3%
      • Seventh-day Adventists – 0.2%
  • Other – 1.7%
  • No Religion – 1.3%
  • Atheists – 0.4%

Politics[]

Traditionally in Taraclia district, political and electoral support for the PCRM is higher than the rest of the southern part of Moldova. Communists have the largest percentage of the Moldova votes in this district. But the last three elections communists saw a continuous decline in percentage.

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 147.1%

Parliament elections results
Year AEI PCRM
2010 19.75% 3,845 69.61% 13,561
July 2009 16.15% 3,183 80.70% 15,897
April 2009 8.02% 1,556 69.41% 13,477

Elections[]

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results in Taraclia District
Parties and coalitions Votes % +/−
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova 13,561 69.61 −11.09
Democratic Party of Moldova 2,180 11,19 +1.14
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova 1,217 6.25 +3.28
United Moldova 621 3.19 +3.19
483 2.48 +2.48
Social Democratic Party 425 2.18 +0.22
Party Alliance Our Moldova 256 1.31 −0.62
Liberal Party 192 1.00 −0.20
Other Party 548 2.79 +1.60
Total (turnout 60.80%) 19,656 100.00


References[]

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

Coordinates: 45°55′N 28°35′E / 45.917°N 28.583°E / 45.917; 28.583

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