Hînceşti district

Hînceşti district
Symbols
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Basic data
Country	Republic of Moldova
Capital	Hînceşti
surface	1251 km²
Residents	103,784 (2014)
density	83 inhabitants per km²
founding	2003
ISO 3166-2	MD-HI
Website	hincesti.md (Romanian)
politics
president	Grigore Cobzac
Political party	PLDM

Coordinates: 46 ° 50 '  N , 28 ° 25'  E

The Hînceşti Raion is a raion in the Republic of Moldova . The capital of the Rajons is Hînceşti .

geography

The densely wooded Rajon is located in the west of the country on the border with Romania along the Prut River . The other main rivers are Lapusnita and Cogâlnic .

The neighboring districts are Cimișlia , Ialoveni , Leova , Nisporeni and Strășeni .

history

The Hînceşti Rajon has existed since 2003. Until February 2003, the area belonged to the now dissolved Lăpuşna District (Județul Lăpuşna) together with today's Basarabeasca , Cimişlia and Leova districts.

The area around the historic city of Lăpuşna was already settled in the Bronze Age. During World War II , the Rajons area was the site of the Jassy-Kishinev military operation . Monumental monuments were erected on the former battlefields in Ivanovca, Lapusna and Crasnoarmeiscoe.

population

Population development

In 1959 there were 97,934 inhabitants in the area of ​​today's Rajons. In the following decades the number of inhabitants increased steadily: from 120,919 in 1970 to 125,451 in 1979 to 126,513 in 1989. By 2004, as in the whole of Moldova, the population of the Rajon fell, which was 119,762 in that year. In 2014 it was 103,784.

Ethnic groups

According to the 2004 census, the Moldovans make up by far the largest ethnic group with 90.3%, while 75.8% of the nationwide describe themselves as Moldovans. The national minorities in Hînceşti Raion are the Ukrainians with 5.2%, the Romanians with 2.5%, the Russians with 1.2%, the Bulgarians with 0.2% and the Gagauz with 0.1%.

Hâncu Monastery

Culture and sights

The Hâncu Monastery, founded in 1678 in a wooded area on the Cogâlnic River, is one of the most popular excursion destinations in the country.

There are two museums, 64 libraries and four art schools in the Rajon. Regular events include the Martisor Music Festival, which takes place annually in March, and the national wine holiday on the second Sunday in October.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture in the hill country is an important branch of the Rajon's economy. Around 15% of the agricultural land is used for viticulture, almost twice as much as the average for viticulture in the Republic of Moldova .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Recensamint/Recensamintul_populatiei/vol_1/1_Toate_recensaminteleRne_ro.xls
2. ^ Moldova: administrative structure (districts and municipalities) - population figures, graphics and map. Retrieved May 9, 2018 . 
3. ↑ http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Recensamint/Recensamintul_populatiei/vol_1/6_Nationalitati_de_baza_ro.xls

Web links

Commons : Rajon Hînceşti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Internet presence of the state center for the promotion of tourism in Hînceşti (Romanian / Russian / English)