Ștefan Vodă | |||
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District (Raion) | |||
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Coordinates: 46°30′N 29°40′E / 46.500°N 29.667°ECoordinates: 46°30′N 29°40′E / 46.500°N 29.667°E | |||
Country | Republic of Moldova | ||
Administrative center (Oraș-reședință) |
Ștefan Vodă |
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Government | |||
• Raion President | Vasile Buzu (PDM), since 2011 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 998 km2 (385 sq mi) | ||
Population (2014) | |||
• Total | 62,072 | ||
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Postal Code | 242 | ||
Area code(s) | +373 42 | ||
Car plates | SV | ||
Website | www |
Ștefan Vodă is a district (Moldovan: raion) in the south-east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ștefan Vodă. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 71,900. The city situated 100 km from Chișinău and 100 km from Odessa, Ukraine.
Localities with the earliest documentary attestation are: Cioburciu, Olanesti, Carahasani, hardcore first certified locations in 1405-1456. In the 16th-18th centuries, develop intense agriculture, an important wine-making industries and population growth attests. In 1812, after the Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812), is the occupation of Basarabia, Russian Empire during this period (1812–1917), there is an intense russification of the native population. In 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire, Bessarabia united with Romania in this period (1918–1940, 1941–1944), the district is part of the Cetatea-Albă County. In 1940, after Molotov-Ribbentrop Treaty, Basarabia is occupied by the USSR. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of Independence of Moldova, part and residence of the Tighina County (1991–2003), and in 2003 became administrative unit of Moldova.