Drochia District

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Drochia
—  District (Raion)  —
Country	Moldova
Administrative center (Oraş-reşedinţă)	Drochia
Government
- Raion President	Vladimir Călăraş
Area
- Total	999.91 km2 (386.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	87,092
- Density	87.1/km2 (225.6/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	252
Area code(s)	+373 52
Car plates	DR
Website	www.drochia.md

Drochia district is a district in the north of Moldova. Its administrative center is the city of Drochia. As of 2004, its population was 87,092.^[1]

Contents 1 Localities 1.1 Cities 1.2 Communes 2 Demographics 3 Economy 4 Education 5 Culture 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Localities

There are a total of 40 localities: 1 city, and 27 communes (containing further 12 villages within):

[edit] Cities

Drochia (population 16,606)

[edit] Communes

Antoneuca (Antoneni; pop. 479) Baroncea (pop. 1,609) Baroncea Nouă Chetrosu (pop. 5,325) Cotova (pop. 3,569) Măcăreuca Dominteni (pop. 1,402) Drochia (Drochia sat; pop. 2,843) Fîntîniţa (Ghizdita; pop. 1,405) Ghizdita, loc.st.c.f. Gribova (Năduşita, Năduşiţa; pop. 2,175)   Hăsnăşenii Mari (pop. 1,884) Hăsnăşenii Noi (pop. 1,736) Lazo (Cuza-Vodă) Maramonovca (Moara Nouă; pop. 2,666)   Miciurin (Ghica-Vodă; pop. 1,608) Mîndîc (pop. 3,402) Moara de Piatră (pop. 1,659) Nicoreni (Nicoreşti; pop. 3,420) Ochiul Alb (pop. 3,089)

Palanca (pop. 901) Holoşniţa Nouă Şalvirii Noi Pelinia (pop. 7,538) Pelinia, loc.st.c.f Pervomaiscoe (Căetăneşti; pop. 897)   Sergheuca (Serghieşti)     Petreni (pop. 1,179) Popeştii Noi Popeştii de Jos (pop. 1,902) Popeştii de Sus (pop. 1,784) Sofia (pop. 4,823) Şalvirii Vechi (pop. 1,082) Ceapaevca Iliciovca Şuri (pop. 4,614) Şurii Noi Ţarigrad (pop. 4,655)     Zguriţa (pop. 2,840)

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic composition
Ethnic group	2004 census
Moldovans (Romanians)	75,044
Ruthenians (Ukrainians)	9,849
Russians	1,641
Gypsies	272
Gagauzians	44
Bulgarians	33
Jews	14
Poles	10
others	185
Total	87,092

[edit] Economy

As of 2009, 13,767 businesses were registered in the district. 11,168 these were private farms, 1,585 individual businesses, 492 limited liability companies, 28 joint stock companies, 13 state-owned enterprises, 257 "public ventures", and 224 other types.

[edit] Education

At of 2009, there were 41 kindergartens in the district, with 3,827 kids. There were 12 lyceums (grades 1-12), 9 secondary schools (grades 1-11), 15 gymnasiums (grades 1-9), 3 primary schools (grades 1-4), a boarding school for students with disabilities, and an auxiliary school.

[edit] Culture

There are 33 public libraries and 5 museums in Drochia district. There are also 115 art groups.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• District Council Webpage
• Drochia District at the Webpage of the Ministry of Local Public Administration

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Coordinates: 48°05′N 27°50′E / 48.083°N 27.833°E / 48.083; 27.833