Biești is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Biești, Cihoreni and Slobozia-Hodorogea.[2]
Biești | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
  Biești Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′N 28°52′E / 47.517°N 28.867°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Orhei District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,287 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Notable people
edit- Andrei Hodorogea (1878 in Slobozia-Hodorogea – 1917 in Chișinău) was a politician from Bessarabia
- Protosinghelul Dosoftei Vîrlan (?–1933)
- Gheorghe Andronache (1883–?)
- Teodor Vicol (1888–?)
- Nicanor Crocos (1890–1977)
- Stela Popescu (1935–2017), actress
- Andrei Munteanu (born 1939)
References
edit- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
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