Slobozia, Moldova
Town in Transnistria, Moldova
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Slobozia (Romanian pronunciation: [sloboˈzi.a]), also known as Slobodzeya (Russian: Слободзея; Ukrainian: Слободзея), is a city in the Republic of Moldova under the de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria. It is the seat of the Slobozia District of Transnistria.
Slobozia
Слободзея | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Slobozia Location of Slobozia in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′31″N 29°42′28″E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria[a] |
| District of Transnistria | Slobozia District |
| Government | |
| • Head of the State Administration of Slobodzeya | Vasily Tishchenko |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 14,137[1] |
| Website | slobodzeya |
Slobozia is located in the southern part of Transnistria, south of Tiraspol. It had a population of 18,748 at the census in 1989, and 16,062 at the census in 2004. The population of the city is mostly made up of ethnic Moldovans (46%) and Russians (41%), while Ukrainians are an important minority (11%).[2]
The name of the city comes from the Romanian "slobozie", meaning "a tax-free colony (village)".[3]
Climate
Slobozia has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb bordering on Dfa).
| Climate data for Slobozia | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.2 (50.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) |
35 (1.4) |
29 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
46 (1.8) |
65 (2.6) |
63 (2.5) |
41 (1.6) |
42 (1.7) |
26 (1.0) |
37 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
491 (19.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
Born in Slobozia
- Petru Bogatu (born 1951 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan journalist and author
- Vasily Tishchenko, incumbent Mayor
- Vladimir Țurcan (born 1954 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan politician and member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.
- Andrei Grecul (1919–1983), Soviet Moldovan statesman, politician, and professor
- Vitali Neagu (born 1976), Moldovan separatist politician from Transnistria
- Iosif Maslennikov (born 1978), Ukrainian Orthodox bishop
Notes
- Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
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