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Cioburciu, Transnistria
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Cioburciu
Чобручи (Ukrainian) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Cioburciu | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′6″N 29°44′51″E / 46.68500°N 29.74750°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria[a] |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Cioburciu (Moldovan Cyrillic: Чобурчию, Russian: Чобручи, romanized: Chobruchi, Ukrainian: Чобручі, romanized: Choburchi) is a village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, Moldova.[1] It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the breakaway Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR).
According to the unofficial census of 2004, the population of the village was 7,176 inhabitants, of which 6,214 (86.59%) Moldovans (Romanians), 457 (6.36%) Ukrainians and 436 (6.07%) Russians.[2]
During the 2025 Moldovan energy crisis, a retired couple died in Cioborciu from carbon monoxide poisoning after leaving a stove on and going to sleep.[3]
Climate
[edit]Cioburciu has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb)
| Climate data for Cioburciu | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.0 (33.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
35 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
45 (1.8) |
64 (2.5) |
62 (2.4) |
40 (1.6) |
41 (1.6) |
25 (1.0) |
37 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
484 (19.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Larisa Șavga (born 1962), Moldovan economist, former Minister of Education and Youth
Notes
[edit]- ^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
References
[edit]- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
- ^ The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
- ^ "С начала года в Приднестровье 6 человек отравились угарным газом, 2 из них умерли". Novosti Pridnestrovya (in Russian). 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Climate: Чобручи". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
46°41′00″N 29°44′20″E / 46.68333°N 29.73889°E
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