The Rîbnița District (Romanian: Raionul Rîbnița; Russian: Рыбницкий район; Ukrainian: Рибницький район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (de facto) in Moldova (de jure). Its seat is the city of Rîbnița, sometimes spelt as "Râbnița". It is located at 47°45′N 29°00′E / 47.750°N 29.000°E. The district contains this city and 22 other communes (with a total of 47 localities, including small villages and hamlets):
Rîbnița | |
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| Anthem: Hymn of Rîbnița | |
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| Country | Moldova |
| self-proclaimed state | Transnistria[1] |
| Administrative center | Rîbnița |
| Government | |
| • Heads of the State Administration of the Rîbnița District and the Rîbnița City | Alla Demyanova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 850.2 km2 (328.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 69,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Rîbnița is located along the river Dniester, in the northern half of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the population of the district is 82,699 people, including 24,729 (29.90%) Moldovans, 37,554 (45.41%) Ukrainians, 14,237 (17.22%) Russians, 149 (0.18%) Gagauzians, 309 (0.37%) Bulgarians, 51 (0.06%) Roma, 177 (0.64%) Jews, 528 (0.64%) Poles, 412 (0.50%) Belarusians, 150 (0.18%) Germans, 81 (0.10%) Armenians, and 4,322 (5.23%) others and non-declared.[2]
List of heads of the state administration of the Rîbnița District and the town of Rîbnița
edit- Tamara Kharitonovna Kilivnik (3 February 2012[3] - August 2012)
- Tatiana Mikhailovna Turanskaya (30 August 2012[4] – 10 July 2013)
- Alla Fedorovna Demyanova (18 September 2013[5] – )
References
edit- ^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
- ^ The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality by locality and district at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
- ^ На должность главы государственной администрации Рыбницкого района и города Рыбница была назначена Киливник Тамара Харитоновна, 03.02.2012
- ^ Указ Президента ПМР №550 «О назначении главы государственной администрации Рыбницкого района и города Рыбница»
- ^ Президент ПМР назначил главой государственной администрации города Рыбница и Рыбницкого района Аллу Демьянову
External links
edit- Rîbnița travel info
- State Administration of Rîbnița District and Rîbnița City
- Official site of People's Deputies of Rîbnița
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