Cantemir, Moldova

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Town in Cantemir District, Moldova

Cantemir

Town

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Cantemir

Location within Moldova

Coordinates: 46°16′N 28°13′E﻿ / ﻿46.267°N 28.217°E﻿ / 46.267; 28.217
Country| Moldova
County| Cantemir District
Elevation

| 53 m (174 ft)
Population

(2014)[1]

• Total| 3,429
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code| +373 273
Climate| Cfb

Cantemir (Romanian pronunciation: [kanteˈmir]) is a town in Moldova. It is the administrative center of Cantemir District.

## Demographics

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According to the 2014 census, the population of Cantemir amounted to 3,429 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 3,872 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 1,631 were men and 1,798 were women.[2]

Ethnic composition of Cantemir (2014)[3]

Moldovans* (72.93%)

Romanians (5.72%)

Bulgarians (9.46%)

Russians (5.37%)

Ukrainians (3.48%)

Others (3.04%)

Linguistic composition of Cantemir (2014)[4]

Moldovan* (59.21%)

Romanian (20.48%)

Russian (13.98%)

Bulgarian (4.19%)

Ukrainian (1.23%)

Other (0.91%)

Footnotes:

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

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1979 | 2,276| —
1989 | 5,320| +133.7%
2004 | 3,872| −27.2%
2014 | 3,429| −11.4%

## References

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1. ^ 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 May 1, 2017.
2. ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
3. ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
4. ^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
5. ^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2013. "124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției." [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]
6. ^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
7. ^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. December 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2014.

## External links

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* Cantemir County Businesses
* View at Terraserver

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Cities, towns and communes of Cantemir District, Moldova

District seat: Cantemir

Cities and towns|

* Cantemir

Communes|

* Antonești
* Baimaclia
* Cania
* Chioselia
* Ciobalaccia
* Cîietu
* Cîșla
* Enichioi
* Gotești
* Lingura
* Pleșeni
* Plopi
* Sadîc
* Toceni
* Țiganca

Villages (communes)1|

* Capaclia
* Cociulia
* Coștangalia
* Cîrpești
* Haragîș
* Lărguța
* Porumbești
* Stoianovca
* Tartaul
* Vișniovca
* Șamalia

1 As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).

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Cities and towns of Moldova

Municipalities|

* Chișinău (national capital)
* Tiraspol1
* Bălți
* Bender (Tighina)2
* Comrat
* Cahul
* Ceadîr-Lunga
* Edineț
* Hîncești
* Orhei
* Soroca
* Strășeni
* Ungheni

Capitals of
autonomous units|

* Comrat3
* Tiraspol1,3

District seats4|

* Anenii Noi
* Basarabeasca
* Briceni
* Cahul
* Cantemir
* Călărași
* Căușeni
* Cimișlia
* Criuleni
* Dondușeni
* Drochia
* Edineț
* Fălești
* Florești
* Glodeni
* Hîncești
* Ialoveni
* Leova
* Nisporeni
* Ocnița
* Orhei
* Rezina
* Rîșcani
* Sîngerei
* Soroca
* Strășeni
* Șoldănești
* Ștefan Vodă
* Taraclia
* Telenești
* Ungheni

Other towns|

* Biruința
* Bucovăț
* Căinari
* Camenca1
* Ceadîr-Lunga
* Codru
* Cornești
* Costești
* Crasnoe1
* Cricova
* Cupcini
* Dnestrovsc1
* Dubăsari1
* Durlești
* Frunză
* Ghindești
* Grigoriopol1
* Iargara
* Lipcani
* Maiac1
* Mărculești
* Otaci
* Rîbnița1
* Sîngera
* Slobozia1
* Tiraspolul Nou1
* Tvardița
* Vadul lui Vodă
* Vatra
* Vulcănești

1 In Transnistria. 2 Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. 3 Also a municipality. 4 The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city).

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