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 Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. 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 / 46.72528°N 29.70778°E | |
| Country (de jure) |  Moldova |
| Country (de facto) |  Transnistria |
| District of Transnistria | Slobozia District |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,000 |
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 Moldavians (46%) and Russians (41%), while Ukrainians are an important minority (11%).[1]
The name of the city comes from the Romanian "slobozie", meaning "a tax-free colony (village)".[2]
ClimateEdit
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[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable peopleEdit
- Petru Bogatu (born 1951 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan journalist and author
- Vasili Tishchenko, mayor
- Vladimir Ţurcan (born 1954 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan politician and member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Ethnic composition of Transnistria 2004
- ^ "Dexonline".
- ^ "Climate: Слободзея". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
External linksEdit
- (in Polish) Słobodzieja (Slobozia) in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1889)
Coordinates: 46°44′N 29°42′E / 46.733°N 29.700°E
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