Sîngerei

Sîngerei

Sângerei
Sîngerei Sângerei
City
	Flag Coat of arms
	Sîngerei Location in Moldova
	Coordinates: 47°38′N 28°09′E / 47.633°N 28.150°E
Country	Moldova
District	Sîngerei District
Population (2014)
• Total	12,465
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	MD-6200
Area code	262
Website	www.primariasingerei.md

Sîngerei (also spelled Sângerei) is a city in Moldova and the seat of Sîngerei District. One village is administered by the city, Vrănești.

History

During the interwar period, the city was the seat of Plasa Sângerei, in Bălți County, Romania. Between 1944 and 1991 the city was named Lazovsk, after the name of Moldovan communist Sergey Lazo.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Sîngerei amounted to 12,465 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 13,364 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 6,005 were men and 6,460 were women.^[2]

Ethnic composition of Sîngerei (2014)^[3]

Moldovans* (87.79%)

Romanians (5.33%)

Ukrainians (4.39%)

Russians (1.93%)

Others (0.57%)

Linguistic composition of Sîngerei (2014)^[4]

Moldovan* (75.30%)

Romanian (17.85%)

Russian (4.76%)

Ukrainian (1.85%)

Other (0.19%)

Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,^[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.^[6]^[7]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1930	3,944	—
1970	10,149	+157.3%
1979	12,363	+21.8%
1989	15,023	+21.5%
2004	13,364	−11.0%
2014	12,465	−6.7%

Media

Jurnal FM – 95.2 MHz
Eco FM – 100.2 MHz

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Sîngerei is twinned with:

Hârlău, Romania

Gallery

References

^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013. 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]
^ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 2013-12-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
^ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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[1] Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.

[2] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[3] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[4] "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)

[const-court-5] "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013. 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]

[foxnews-6] "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 2013-12-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2013-12-07.

[7] "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

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v t e Cities, towns and communes of Sîngerei District, Moldova
District seat: Sîngerei
Cities and towns	Biruința Sîngerei
Communes	Alexăndreni Bilicenii Noi Bilicenii Vechi Bursuceni Bălășești Chișcăreni Ciuciuieni Copăceni Cotiujenii Mici Coșcodeni Cubolta Dobrogea Veche Drăgănești Dumbrăvița Grigorăuca Heciul Nou Iezărenii Vechi Izvoare Pepeni Prepelița Sîngereii Noi Tăura Veche Țambula
Villages (communes)¹	Rădoaia
¹ As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).

v t e Cities and towns of Moldova
Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Tiraspol¹ Bălți Bender (Tighina)² Comrat Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Ungheni
Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3
District seats⁴	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Other towns	Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca¹ Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe¹ Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc¹ Dubăsari¹ Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol¹ Iargara Lipcani Maiac¹ Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița¹ Sîngera Slobozia¹ Tiraspolul Nou¹ Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești
¹ In Transnistria. ² Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. ³ Also a municipality. ⁴ The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city).