Taraclia District

Taraclia

District (Raion)

Coat of arms

Country

Republic of Moldova

Administrative center
(Oraş-reşedinţă)

Taraclia

Government

• Raion President

Vasile Plagov

Area

• Total

674 km² (260 sq mi)

Population (2012)

• Total

44,100

• Density

65.4/km² (169/sq mi)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Postal Code

294

Area code(s)

+373 74

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

As of 1 January 2012, its population was 44,100, 65.6% of whom were ethnic Bulgarians. The district covers an area of 1,022 km² and has the lowest population density of all districts of Moldova.

Demographics

Births (2010): 464 (10.5 per 1000)
Deaths (2010): 562 (12.7 per 1000)
Growth Rate (2010): -98 (-2.2 per 1000)

Ethnic groups

65.6% Bulgarians
14.0% Moldovans
8.3% Gagauzians
6.1% Ukrainians
5.0% Russians
0.5% Gypsies
Other 0.5%

Religion

Christians - 96.6%
- Orthodox Christians - 94.3%
- Protestant - 2.3%
  - Baptists - 1.3%
  - Evangelicals - 0.5%
  - Pentecostals - 0.3%
  - Seventh-day Adventists - 0.2%
Other - 1.7%
No Religion - 1.3%
Atheists - 0.4%

Politics

Traditionally in Taraclia district, political and electoral support for the PCRM is higher than the rest of the southern part of Moldova. Communists have the largest percentage of the Moldova votes in this district. But the last three elections communists saw a continuous decline in percentage.

During the last three elections AEI had an increase of 147.1%

**Parliament elections results**
Year	AEI	PCRM
2010	19.75% 3,845	69.61% 13,561
July 2009	16.15% 3,183	80.70% 15,897
April 2009	8.02% 1,556	69.41% 13,477

Elections

Summary of 28 November 2010 Parliament of Moldova election results in Taraclia District


Parties and coalitions		Votes	%	+/−
	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova	13,561	69.61	−11.09
	Democratic Party of Moldova	2,180	11,19	+1.14
	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova	1,217	6.25	+3.28
	United Moldova	621	3.19	+3.19
	Humanist Party of Moldova	483	2.48	+2.48
	Social Democratic Party	425	2.18	+0.22
	Party Alliance Our Moldova	256	1.31	−0.62
	Liberal Party	192	1.00	−0.20
	Other Party	548	2.79	+1.60
Total (turnout 60.80%)		19,656	100.00

References

Rezultatele alegerilor din 28 noiembrie 2010 în raionul Taraclia

Administrative divisions of Moldova

Districts	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Dubăsari Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni

Autonomous regions	Găgăuzia Transnistria¹

Municipalities	Bălți Bender Chișinău

¹ Currently controlled by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

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

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