Dnestrovsc Днестро́вск Дністро́вськ |
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Location of Dnestrovsc in Moldova | |||
Coordinates: 46°37′20″N 29°54′38″E / 46.62222°N 29.91056°E | |||
Country | Moldova | ||
self-proclaimed state | Transnistria | ||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||
Population (2014) | |||
• Total | 10,436 |
Dnestrovsc (Romanian: Dnestrovsc; Russian: Днестрóвск, translit. Dnestrovsk; Ukrainian: Дністровськ, translit. Dnistrovs'k) is a town in southern Transnistria, Moldova, near the border with Ukraine. It is at the shores of the Cuciurgan Reservoir and is home to the Kuchurgan power station, also known as Moldavskaya GRES.
It is a company town which was founded in early Soviet times by the establishment of a large power plant, Moldavskaya GRES, today owned by Inter RAO UES.
At the 1989 census, Dnestrovsc has a population of 14,876. At the 2004 census it had ca. 11,200 inhabitants.
Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°55′E / 46.617°N 29.917°E