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Place in Dondușeni District, Moldova From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dondușeni (Romanian pronunciation: [donduˈʃenʲ]) is a city in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Dondușeni District. Its postal code is MD-5102. The population at the 2004 census was 9,801.
According to the 2014 census, the population of Dondușeni amounted to 7,101 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 9,801 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 3,233 were men and 3,868 were women.[2]
Ethnic composition of Dondușeni (2014)[3]
Footnotes:
* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]
At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Dondoșani-Gară (literally Dondoșani Station), and had a population of 953. It was part of Plasa Climăuți of Soroca County.
Ethnic composition (1930 Census) | |||
Romanians | 338 | ||
Ruthenians (Ukrainians) | 42 | ||
Russians | 280 | ||
Jews | 277 | ||
Bulgarians | 1 | ||
Poles | 13 | ||
Germans | 1 | ||
Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes | 1 | ||
Total | 953 | ||
Linguistic composition (1930 census) | ||
Romanian | 340 | |
Yiddish | 270 | |
Russian | 196 | |
Ukrainian | 138 | |
Polish | 7 | |
German | 1 | |
Serbo-Croatian, Slovene | 1 | |
Total | 953 | |
There are three high schools in Donduşeni, one Romanian, the Alexei Mateevici Lyceum, and two Russian.
Dondușeni has a hospital, a hotel, a police office, some cafes and restaurants.
Veaceslav Ioniță, Ghidul orașelor din Republica Moldova/ Veaceslav Ioniță. Igor Munteanu, Irina Beregoi. Chișinău: TISH, 2004 (F.E.-P. Tipografia Centrală). 248 p. ISBN 9975-947-39-5
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