Ialoveni
City
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Coat of arms of Ialoveni
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Ialoveni is located in Moldova
Ialoveni
Ialoveni
Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°57′N 28°47′E / 46.950°N 28.783°E / 46.950; 28.783
CountryMoldova
DistrictIaloveni
Founded1502
Government
 • MayorSergiu Armașu (PAS)
Area
 • Total31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total15,041
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
MD-6801
Area code+373 268
Car platesIL
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.ialoveni.md

Ialoveni (Romanian pronunciation: [jaloˈvenʲ]) is a city in the Republic of Moldova situated 10 km (6 mi) from Chișinău. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District.

History

On 25 March 1977 the settlement was named to Kutuzov, and also its status was changed to urban-type settlement. In 1989, after Moldova gained suveranity, on citizens' demand, the locality re-took its old name – Ialoveni. Since 7 December 1994 Ialoveni has status of city/town (Romanian: oraş).

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Ialoveni amounted to 12,515 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 15,041 inhabitants were registered. 5,968 were men and 6,547 were women.[2]

Ethnic composition of Ialoveni (2014)[3]

  Moldovans* (74.77%)
  Romanians (18.38%)
  Ukrainians (2.54%)
  Russians (2.54%)
  Others (1.77%)
Linguistic composition of Ialoveni (2014)[4]
  Moldovan* (46.99%)
  Romanian (44.94%)
  Russian (6.05%)
  Ukrainian (1.21%)
  Other (0.81%)

Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.[6][7]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1930 3,650—    
1979 8,240+125.8%
1989 12,846+55.9%
2004 15,041+17.1%
201412,515−16.8%

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Ialoveni is twinned with:[8]

References

  1. ↑ : "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
  3. ↑ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
  4. ↑ "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. (in Romanian, Russian, and English)
  5. ↑ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituție în corelație cu Preambulul Constituției și Declarația de Independență a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 și 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2013. 124. ... Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conținută în Declarația de Independență referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conținute în articolul 13 al Constituției. [124. ... Therefore, the Court considers that the provision contained in the Declaration of Independence regarding the Romanian language as the state language of the Republic of Moldova prevails over the provision regarding the Moldovan language contained in Article 13 of the Constitution.]
  6. ↑ "Moldovan court rules official language is 'Romanian', replacing Soviet-flavored 'Moldovan'". Fox News. Associated Press. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Orașe înfrățite". ialoveni.md (in Romanian). Ialoveni. Retrieved 30 October 2019.


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