Drochia
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| Country | Moldova |
| District | Drochia District |
| Established | 1777 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cereteu Nina (PN), since 2015 |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 13,150 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | MD-52xx |
| Area code | +373 252 xx x xx |
| Climate | Dfb |
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Drochia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdroki.ja]) is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km (108.4 mi) north of the national capital, Chișinău, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the Romanian city of Iași. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.
The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).
History
[edit | edit source]Drochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.
More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595. It was part of Plasa Bădiceni of the Soroca County.
Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]According to the 2024 census, 12,939 inhabitants lived in Drochia, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 13,150 inhabitants were registered.[2][3]
- Moldovans[a] (85.6%)
- Romanians (4.70%)
- Ukrainians (6.70%)
- Russians (2.30%)
- Others (0.70%)
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 595 | — |
| 1959 | 6,638 | +1015.6% |
| 1970 | 11,161 | +68.1% |
| 1979 | 15,280 | +36.9% |
| 1989 | 21,298 | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 16,606 | −22.0% |
| 2014 | 13,150 | −20.8% |
| 2024 | 12,939 | −1.6% |
- ^ There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.
- ^ 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.[4][5]
Historical demographics
[edit | edit source]| Ethnic composition (1930 Census) | |||
| Romanians | 181 | ||
| Ruthenians and Ukrainians | 77 | ||
| Russians | 209 | ||
| Jews | 112 | ||
| Poles | 5 | ||
| Armenians | 7 | ||
| Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes | 1 | ||
| others | 3 | ||
| Total | 595 | ||
| Linguistic composition (1930 Census) | ||
| Romanian | 198 | |
| Russian | 210 | |
| Yiddish | 102 | |
| Ukrainian | 80 | |
| Polish | 4 | |
| other | 1 | |
| Total | 595 | |
Media
[edit | edit source]- Radio Chișinău 93.8 FM
- Vocea Basarabiei 101,0
- Radio Studentus www.studentus.md/listen.html
Mayors of Drochia
[edit | edit source]- Anatol Pleșca 1991–1999
- Valeriu Ceban 1999–2007
- Grigore Melnic 2007 – 2011
- Igor Grozavu 2011 – 2015
- Nina Cereteu 2015 - 2023
- Nina Cereteu 2023 - present
International relations
[edit | edit source]Twin towns – Sister cities
[edit | edit source]Drochia is twinned with:
- Belarus Borisov, Belarus
- Romania Dorohoi, Romania
- Ukraine Kolomyia, Ukraine
- Romania Rădăuți, Romania
- Italy Pineto, Italy
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Romeo V. Turcan, professor
- Victor Pînzaru, athlete
Photo gallery
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Cathedral of the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului" -
Monument of Mihai Eminescu
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City Hall
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Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School
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Drochia Bus Terminal
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Drochia District Council and the monument of Stephen III of Moldavia
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Office building
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Monument of Mihai Eminescu
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References
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- ^ 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).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (in Romanian)
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
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