Coordinates: 46°19′N 28°40′E / 46.317°N 28.667°E / 46.317; 28.667

Comrat

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Comrat
Komrat
Municipality
Flag of Comrat
Flag
Official seal of Comrat
Seal
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CountryFile:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
Autonomous RegionFile:Flag of Gagauzia.svg Gagauzia
Founded1443/1789
Government
 • MayorSergey Anastasov[1]
Area
 • Total
164 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
19,120
 • Density117/km2 (302/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateCfb
WebsiteOfficial website

Comrat (Romanian: Comrat, Romanian pronunciation: [komˈrat]; Gagauz: Komrat, Russian: Комрат) is a city and municipality[3] in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Gagauz.

History

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File:Interbelic Comrat CoA.png
The first seal of Comrat (1932–2005)

Comrat was first settled as early as 1443, with other sources claiming it was founded in 1789. Nevertheless, the settlement was sparsely populated until the new Russian government issued a decree in 1819 to resettle the region with Bulgarians and other nationalities from across the Danube,[4] after the territory was annexed by Russia from Moldavia in 1812.

In 1906, the village revolted against the Russian authorities and proclaimed the autonomous (but not independent) Comrat Republic.[5][6] Following World War I, it was part of Kingdom of Romania. During World War II, it was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, before it was recaptured by Romania in 1941.

During the time when the town was part of Moldavian SSR, Comrat's industry was geared toward the production of butter, wine, and rugs, the latter decorated with Moldavian motifs. The Comrat State University was established in 2002.

Demographics

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According to the 2024 census, 19,120 inhabitants lived in Comrat (making it the eleventh largest city in Moldova), a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 20,113 inhabitants were registered.[7][8]

Ethnic composition of Comrat (2024)
  1. Gagauz (73.5%)
  2. Moldovans[a] (10.8%)
  3. Romanians (0.10%)
  4. Bulgarians (5.50%)
  5. Russians (4.70%)
  6. Ukrainians (3.60%)
  7. Others (1.50%)
Linguistic composition of Comrat (2024)
  1. Gagauz (63.8%)
  2. Russian (22.8%)
  3. Moldovan[b] (8.00%)
  4. Romanian (0.20%)
  5. Bulgarian (2.90%)
  6. Ukrainian (1.30%)
  7. Other (0.90%)
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1930 12,331—    
1959 14,361+16.5%
1970 21,369+48.8%
1979 23,652+10.7%
1989 25,822+9.2%
2004 23,327−9.7%
2014 20,113−13.8%
2024 19,120−4.9%
  1. ^ There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
  2. ^ In March 2023, the Parliament of Moldova passed a law updating all legislative texts and the constitution to refer to the national language as Romanian, effectively rendering the term "Moldovan" obsolete.[9][10]

Economy

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Comrat is situated in the southern wine zone of Moldova. It is known for production of red wine and muscat. In Comrat and its suburbs there are about 10 wineries.

Food production is very developed in the city. Comrat is a home for food processing factories, alcohol production, and an oil processing plant (the first and only one in Moldova).

There is also such economic agents as a ferro-concrete factory, furniture productions, wood processing, production of plastic windows and doors, cattle butcheries, and transport companies.

Sport

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Football clubs FC Olimp Comrat and Univer-Oguzsport are based in Comrat.

Geography

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Climate

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Comrat has a humid continental climate (Dfa), characterized by warm summers and cool, drier winters with snow. Winter lows are often below 0 °C (32 °F). In summer, the average maximum temperature is approximately 25 °C (77 °F). The average annual precipitation is relatively low.

Climate data for Comrat (1991–2020, extremes 1897–2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		27.9
(82.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		35.7
(96.3) 		38.2
(100.8) 		40.8
(105.4) 		40.0
(104.0) 		36.6
(97.9) 		33.3
(91.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		17.1
(62.8) 		40.8
(105.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7) 		4.1
(39.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		17.0
(62.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		23.2
(73.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		9.0
(48.2) 		3.1
(37.6) 		16.0
(60.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9) 		0.1
(32.2) 		4.8
(40.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.8
(62.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.8
(73.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		10.9
(51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		0.7
(33.3) 		5.9
(42.6) 		11.2
(52.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		17.4
(63.3) 		17.1
(62.8) 		12.2
(54.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		6.6
(43.9)
Record low °C (°F) −25.6
(−14.1) 		−28.1
(−18.6) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		5.4
(41.7) 		7.5
(45.5) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−16.8
(1.8) 		−22.2
(−8.0) 		−28.1
(−18.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33
(1.3) 		27
(1.1) 		32
(1.3) 		37
(1.5) 		48
(1.9) 		69
(2.7) 		59
(2.3) 		46
(1.8) 		42
(1.7) 		43
(1.7) 		39
(1.5) 		39
(1.5) 		514
(20.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 5 6 71
Average relative humidity (%) 84 82 76 66 64 65 63 63 67 73 83 86 73
Source 1: NOAA[11]
Source 2: Serviciul Hidrometeorologic de Stat (extremes, relative humidity)[12]

Notable people

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International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

Twin towns — Sister cities

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Comrat is twinned with:

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References

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  1. ^ Açik TV. "Viktor Volkov will perform the duties of the mayor of Comrat Archived 2016-01-03 at the Wayback Machine"
  2. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova (in Romanian)
  4. ^ http://aboutmoldova.md/ro/view_free.php?id=365 (in Romanian)
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