Costești, Ialoveni

Village in Moldova
Commune and village in Ialoveni, Moldova
46°52′4″N 28°46′8″E / 46.86778°N 28.76889°E / 46.86778; 28.76889Country MoldovaCountyIaloveniSettled1573Government
 • MayorIon MarandiciArea
 • Total68.82 km2 (26.57 sq mi)Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total10,907 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal code
MD-6813

Costești is a village in Ialoveni District, in central Moldova, with a population of 11,128 at the 2004 census.[2] It is the second largest rural locality in the country by population, three times larger than the homonymous city in the north of Moldova.

Notable people

  • Teodor Bârcă, teacher and politician
  • Constantin Bivol, agriculturalist and politician
  • Victor Stepaniuc, historian and politician
  • Ion Sula, politician

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)

Externals links

  • Media related to Costești, Ialoveni at Wikimedia Commons
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Cities, towns and communes of Ialoveni District, Moldova
District seat: Ialoveni
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1 As defined officially by law (villages not forming communes).
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