Grigoriopol District
Grigoriopol District is an administrative district of Transnistria, Moldova. It is located along the river Dniester, in the center of Transnsitria. Its seat is the city of Grigoriopol, located at 47°8′N 29°18′E, on the Dniester river. The district contains two cities/towns and 14 communes (a total of 31 localities, including small villages/hamlets):
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| Country | Moldova |
| self-proclaimed state | Transnistria[1] |
| Administrative center | Grigoriopol |
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| • Heads of the State Administration of the Grigoriopol District and the Grigoriopol City | Yuriy Larchenko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 822 km2 (317 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 40,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the population of the sub-district is 48,000, including 31,085 (64.76%) Moldovans, 7,332 (15.28%) Ukrainians, 8,333 (17.36%) Russians, 123 (0.26%) Gagauzians, 240 (0.50%) Bulgarians, 13 (0.03%) Roma, 26 (0.05%) Jews, 100 (0.21%) Poles, 187 (0.39%) Belarusians, 327 (0.68%) Germans, 62 (0.13%) Armenians, and 139 (0.29%) others and non-declared.
List of Heads of the State Administration of the Grigoriopol District and the Grigoriopol City
- Yan Viktorovich Vereshchak (? - 11 April 2014)
- Yuriy Valentinovich Larchenko (11 April 2014 - )
References
- Transnistria's status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any country. The Moldovan government and all the world's other states consider Transnistria de jure a part of Moldova territory.
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