Corjova
Commune
Corjova is located in Moldova
Corjova
Corjova
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°18′N 29°08′E / 47.300°N 29.133°E / 47.300; 29.133
Country Moldova
DistrictDubăsari
Government
 • MayorSergiu Oprea
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total3,231
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Corjova is a commune in Dubăsari District, Moldova. Located on the eastern bank of the River Dniester, it consists of two villages, Corjova and Mahala, with a total population of 3,231.

The Romanian language Mihai Eminescu Lyceum is located in Corjova village.

History

During the Soviet period, it was considered a suburb of the nearby city of Dubăsari, but has since separated from the city and elects its own mayor. During the 1992 War of Transnistria the village was the scene of heavy fighting. After the war it was divided between a part controlled by the government of Moldova and a part controlled by the secessionist government of Transnistria.

On 13 May 2007, Transnistrian separatist authorities briefly detained Valeriu Mițul, the mayor of Corjova, and Iurie Coțofan, a Dubăsari district councillor.[1] On 3 June 2007, Iurie Coțofan was again detained. Transnistrian militsiya (police force) did not allow the inhabitants to participate in Moldovan elections.[2] Valentin Besleag, a candidate for mayoral office, was also detained by the separatist authorities on 2 June.[3]

In February 2023. the mayor of the commune, Sergiu Oprea, said in an interview with Vocea Basarabiei that the work of local Moldovan police and attempts to organize a census of the population are restricted by Transnistrian authorities.[4]

Population

Ethnic composition
Ethnic group2004 census[5]
CorjovaMahalaTotal
Moldovans1,7329622,694
Ukrainians142126268
Russians17078248
Jews156
Gagauzians314
Poles2-2
others and undeclared549
Total2,0551,1763,231

Notable natives

References

  1. ↑ Ineffectiveness of peacekeeping mechanism leads to incidents in Moldova's security zone Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Corjova councilor hospitalized in Chisinau Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Amnesty International report about the arrest of Valentin Besleag Archived June 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Mayor of Corjova: We are ignored as left bank is not seen from Government Building | IPN". IPN Press Agency. 2023-02-10.
  5. ↑ (in Romanian) Official results of 2004 Moldovan census Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine


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