Unguri

According to the 2014 Moldovan census, Unguri had a population of 1,355 residents.^[1] The village spans an area of 20.9 km², with a population density of approximately 64.8 inhabitants per square kilometer as of the 2014 census. Between 2004 and 2014, Unguri saw a slight population decline of 0.89%.^[3]

Women slightly outnumbered men, making up 52.8% of the population compared to 47.2% male. The age structure showed that 17.6% of residents were under 15 years old, 68.1% were of working age (15–64), and 14.2% were aged 65 and older. The entire population lived in rural areas.^[3]

The majority of residents (95.4%) were born in Moldova, with a minority (4.6%) born in other Commonwealth of Independent States countries. Ethnically, Unguri is predominantly Ukrainian (91.7%), with smaller communities of Moldovans (6.6%) and Russians (1.7%). Ukrainian was the most widely spoken native language (90.4%), followed by Russian (4.6%) and Moldovan (5%). The vast majority of the population (97.9%) identified as Orthodox, while 2.1% followed other religions.^[3]

Unguri is governed by a local council composed of nine members. The most recent local elections, in November 2023, resulted in the following composition: 8 councillors from the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova and 1 councillor from the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.^[4] In the same elections, the candidate from the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, Ivan Cuhari, was re-elected as mayor with 100% of the vote, receiving all 537 valid votes cast. His opponent, Chirill Mailovschii from the Chance Political Party, received no votes.^[5]