Ceadîr-Lunga
Municipality in Gagauzia, Moldova
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Ceadîr-Lunga (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡ʃaˈdɨr ˈluŋɡa], also spelled Ceadâr-Lunga; Gagauz: Çadır-Lunga) is a city and municipality[2] in Gagauzia, Moldova.
Ceadîr-Lunga
Çadır-Lunga | |
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 Skyline of Ceadîr-Lunga | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ceadîr-Lunga Location of Ceadîr-Lunga in Moldova  Ceadîr-Lunga Ceadîr-Lunga (Moldova) | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 28°50′E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Gagauzia |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.71 sq mi (9.61 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,285 |
| • Density | 3,850/sq mi (1,490/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | Official website |
Demographics
According to the 2024 census, 14,285 inhabitants lived in Ceadîr-Lunga, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 16,605 inhabitants were registered.[3][4]
Ethnic composition of Ceadîr-Lunga (2024)
- Gagauz (77.7%)
- Bulgarians (7.50%)
- Russians (5.60%)
- Moldovans[a] (4.20%)
- Romanians (0.10%)
- Ukrainians (3.30%)
- Others (1.40%)
- There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
- In March 2023, the Parliament of Moldova passed a law updating all legislative texts and the constitution to refer to the national language as Romanian, effectively rendering the term "Moldovan" obsolete.[5][6]
Climate
| Climate data for Ceadîr-Lunga (1991–2020, extremes 1956–1964 and 1974–2021) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.0 (32.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.9 (−14.6) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−25.9 (−14.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) |
22 (0.9) |
27 (1.1) |
32 (1.3) |
46 (1.8) |
69 (2.7) |
53 (2.1) |
46 (1.8) |
42 (1.7) |
40 (1.6) |
35 (1.4) |
32 (1.3) |
469 (18.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 65 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 83 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 75 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Serviciul Hidrometeorologic de Stat (extremes, relative humidity)[8] | |||||||||||||
Sport
The city is represented by FC Saxan Gagauz Yeri in Moldovan Liga 2, the third tier of Moldovan football. The club play their matches in Ceadîr-Lunga Stadium.[9]
Notable people
- Mihail Ciachir (1861 in Ceadîr-Lunga - 1938 in Chișinău) was a Gagauz protoiereus who was the first published of Gagauz books in the former Russian Empire
- Dumitru Croitor (born 1959), Moldovan politician
- Ludmila Tukan (1982 in Ceadîr-Lunga) is singer and Turkvision Song Contestant
Twin towns – Sister cities
Ceadîr-Lunga is twinned with:
Gallery
Girls from Ceadîr-Lunga (1960). Mihai Grecu.
Ceadîr-Lunga, women Monastery
House of Culture and monument of Mihail Ciachir
Church of Our Lady of Kazan
