Zaim, Căușeni
Zaim | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°21′E / 46.617°N 29.350°ECoordinates: 46°37′N 29°21′E / 46.617°N 29.350°E | |
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District | Căușeni District |
Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,281 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Zaim is commune in a Căușeni District, Moldova, located 7 km from the district seat Căușeni. It is composed of three villages: Marianca de Sus, Zaim and Zaim station.[2]
Demographics[]
As of the 2014 Moldovan Census, it had a population of 4,281, of whom 3,807 are Moldovans, 368 Romanians, 27 Russians, 12 Ukrainians, and 67 other/undeclared. The dominant language is Romanian.
History[]
Zaim is well known in Moldova as the home village of Alexei Mateevici, a famous Bessarabian poet and national activist. Mateevici's house is currently a museum.[3] In Zaim there is also a Museum of the Spirit of Southern Moldova, that includes exhibits of a number of artists and writers with origins in southern Bessarabia.
Notable people[]
References[]
- ^ 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 unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ http://www.natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Moldova-Pitoreasca-Picturesque-Moldavia-pdf-Vladimir-Toncea.pdf
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- Communes of Căușeni District
- Southern Moldova geography stubs