Leova Raion

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Leova Raion
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Basic data
Country Republic of Moldova
Capital Leova
surface 745 km²
Residents 44,702 (2014)
density 60 inhabitants per km²
founding 2003
ISO 3166-2 MD-LE
Website leova.md (Romanian)
politics
president Efrosinia Grețu
Political party PDM

Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '  N , 28 ° 25'  E

The leova district is a Raion in the Republic of Moldova . The capital of the Rajons is Leova .

geography

The Rajon is located in the southwest of the country on the border with Romania along the Prut River . Leova borders the Rajons Cantemir , Cimişlia and Hînceşti and to the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia .

In addition to the capital, Iargara has the town charter , the rest of the area of ​​the Rajons is distributed to rural communities.

history

Remains of the ancient fortification line of the Trajan's Wall can be seen north of the capital Leova . The Leova 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 Hînceşti districts.

population

Population development

In 1959 there were 38,809 inhabitants in the area of ​​today's Rajons. In the decades that followed, the number of inhabitants increased steadily: from 49,510 in 1970 to 53,414 in 1979 to 55,354 in 1989. By 2004, as in the whole of Moldova, the population of the Rajon fell, which was 51,056 in that year. In 2014 it was 44,702.

Ethnic groups

According to the 2004 census, the Moldovans represent the largest ethnic group in Leova Raion with 85.5%, followed by the Bulgarians with 7.5%, whose proportion is well above the nationwide figure of 1.9%. Smaller minorities are the Ukrainians with 2.4%, the Russians with 2.3%, the Romanians with 0.9% and the Gagauz with 0.8%.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Recensamint/Recensamintul_populatiei/vol_1/1_Toate_recensaminteleRne_ro.xls
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / turism.md
  3. ^ Moldova: administrative structure (districts and municipalities) - population figures, graphics and map. Retrieved May 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Recensamint/Recensamintul_populatiei/vol_1/6_Nationalitati_de_baza_ro.xls

Web links

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