Mălăiești, Transnistria
Commune in Transnistria, Moldova From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mălăiești (Moldovan Cyrillic: Мэлэешть, Ukrainian: Малаєшти, romanized: Malayeshty, Russian: Малаешты, romanized: Malayeshty) is one of the larger communes in the Grigoriopol sub-district, in the disputed territory of Transnistria, internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Moldova. Its name is derived from Romanian "mălai", which means "millet or maize flour", with suffix -ești. It is composed of two villages, Cernița (Черниця, Черница) and Mălăiești.[1]
Mălăiești
Малаешты (Russian) Малає́шти (Ukrainian) | |
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Coordinates: 46°58′53″N 29°32′54″E | |
Country (de jure) | Moldova |
Country (de facto) | Transnistria[a] |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 5,364, of which 5,128 (95.6%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 120 (2.23%) Ukrainians and 92 (1.71%) Russians.[2]
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