Drochia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdroki.ja]) is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km (108.4 mi) north of the national capital, Chișinău, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.
Drochia | |
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Drochia | |
Coordinates: 48°2′N 27°45′E / 48.033°N 27.750°E | |
Country | Moldova |
District | Drochia District |
Established | 1777 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cereteu Nina (PN), since 2015 |
Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,150 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | MD-52xx |
Area code | +373 252 xx x xx |
Climate | Dfb |
The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).
History
editDrochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.
More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595. It was part of Plasa Bădiceni of the Soroca County.
Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2014 census, the population of Drochia amounted to 13,150 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 16,606 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 6,083 were men and 7,067 were women.[2]
Ethnic composition of Drochia (2014)[3]
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 In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]
Ethnic composition (1930 Census) | |||
Romanians | 181 | ||
Ruthenians and Ukrainians | 77 | ||
Russians | 209 | ||
Jews | 112 | ||
Poles | 5 | ||
Armenians | 7 | ||
Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes | 1 | ||
others | 3 | ||
Total | 595 |
Linguistic composition (1930 Census) | ||
Romanian | 198 | |
Russian | 210 | |
Yiddish | 102 | |
Ukrainian | 80 | |
Polish | 4 | |
other | 1 | |
Total | 595 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1930 | 595 | — |
1959 | 6,638 | +1015.6% |
1970 | 11,161 | +68.1% |
1979 | 15,280 | +36.9% |
1989 | 21,298 | +39.4% |
2004 | 16,606 | −22.0% |
2014 | 13,150 | −20.8% |
Media
edit- Radio Chişinău 93.8 FM
- Vocea Basarabiei 101,0
- Radio Studentus www.studentus.md/listen.html
Mayors of Drochia
edit- Anatol Pleşca 1991–1999
- Valeriu Ceban 1999–2007
- Grigore Melnic 2007 – 2011
- Igor Grozavu 2011 – 2015
- Nina Cereteu 2015 - 2023
- Nina Cereteu 2023 - present
International relations
editTwin towns – Sister cities
editDrochia is twinned with:
Photo gallery
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Cathedral of the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului"
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Monument of Mihai Eminescu
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City Hall
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Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School
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Drochia Bus Terminal
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Drochia District Council and the monument of Stephen III of Moldavia
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Office building
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Monument of Mihai Eminescu
References
edit- ^ 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 1 May 2017.
- ^ "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. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "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.