Cairaclia
Village in Taraclia District, Moldova
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Cairaclia (Bulgarian: Кортен) is a village in Taraclia District, Moldova.[2] According to the 2024 Moldovan census the village has 1,154 people, 841 (72.9%) of them being Bulgarians, 172 (14.9%) Gagauz people and 57 (4.9%) Moldovans.[3]
Cairaclia
Кортен | |
|---|---|
Cairaclia house of culture | |
  Cairaclia Location of Cairaclia in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 45.767°N 28.617°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District |  Taraclia District |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolai Caracaș |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,154 |
| • Density | 463/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity (2024 census) | |
| • Bulgarians | 72.9% |
| • Gagauz people | 14.9% |
| • other | 12.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
History
The settlement was founded in 1861 in the place of a tatar farmstead called Katerlyk. By 1877, there were 733 inhabitants in the village. In 1866 a stone church was built in the place of a wooden one.[4]