Rîbnița District
District in Transnistria, Moldova / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rîbnița District (Romanian: Raionul Rîbnița; Russian: Рыбницкий район; Ukrainian: Рибницький район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (de facto) in Moldova (de jure). Its seat is the city of Rîbnița, sometimes spelt as "Râbnița". It is located at 47°45′N 29°00′E. The district contains this city and 22 other communes (with a total of 47 localities, including small villages and hamlets):
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Rîbnița | |
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Anthem: Hymn of Rîbnița | |
Country | Moldova |
self-proclaimed state | Transnistria[1] |
Administrative center | Rîbnița |
Government | |
• Heads of the State Administration of the Rîbnița District and the Rîbnița City | Alla Demyanova |
Area | |
• Total | 850.2 km2 (328.3 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 69,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Rîbnița is located along the river Dniester, in the northern half of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the population of the district is 82,699 people, including 24,729 (29.90%) Moldovans, 37,554 (45.41%) Ukrainians, 14,237 (17.22%) Russians, 149 (0.18%) Gagauzians, 309 (0.37%) Bulgarians, 51 (0.06%) Roma, 177 (0.64%) Jews, 528 (0.64%) Poles, 412 (0.50%) Belarusians, 150 (0.18%) Germans, 81 (0.10%) Armenians, and 4,322 (5.23%) others and non-declared.[2]