Taraclia District

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Taraclia
—  District (Raion)  —
File:Taraclia district CoA.svg
Coat of arms
Country  Moldova
Administrative center
(Oraş-reşedinţă)

Taraclia
Government
 - Raion President Vasile Plagov
Area
 - Total 674.0 km2 (260.2 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 43,154
 - Density 64.0/km2 (165.8/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 294
Area code(s) +373 74
Car plates TA

Taraclia (Bulgarian: Тараклия) is a district (Moldovan: raion) in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Taraclia.

As of 1 January 2005, its population was 43,100, 66% of whom were ethnic Bulgarians. The county covers an area of 1,022 km² and has the lowest population density of all districts of Moldova.

Coordinates: 45°55′N 28°35′E / 45.917°N 28.583°E / 45.917; 28.583