Rîbnița District

Rîbnița
district
Anthem: Hymn of Rîbnița
Country	Moldova
self-proclaimed state	Transnistria[1]
Administrative center	Rîbnița
Government
• Heads of the State Administration of the Rîbnița District and the Rîbnița City	Alla Demyanova
Area
• Total	850.2 km^2 (328.3 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	69,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Rîbnița District (Romanian: Raionul Rîbnița; Russian: Рыбницкий район; Ukrainian: Рибницький район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (de facto) in Moldova (de jure). Its seat is the city of Rîbnița, sometimes spelt as "Râbnița". It is located at 47°45′N 29°00′E. The district contains this city and 22 other communes (with a total of 47 localities, including small villages and hamlets):

Rîbnița

Andreevca Pîcalova Șmalena Beloci Broșteni Butuceni Cobasna Suhaia Rîbnița Cobasna, loc. st. c. f.     Crasnencoe Dimitrova Ivanovca

Ghidirim Haraba Hîrjău Mihailovca Nouă     Sărăței Jura Lenin Pervomaisc Pobeda Stanislavca Mihailovca

Mocra Basarabca Șevcenco Zaporojeț Molochișul Mare Ofatinți Novaia Jizni Plopi Popencu Chirov Vladimirovca     Zăzuleni

Sovetscoe Vasilievca Stroiești Ulmu Ulmul Mic Lîsaia Gora Vadul Turcului Molochișul Mic     Vărăncău Buschi Gherșunovca

Rîbnița is located along the river Dniester, in the northern half of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the population of the district is 82,699 people, including 24,729 (29.90%) Moldovans, 37,554 (45.41%) Ukrainians, 14,237 (17.22%) Russians, 149 (0.18%) Gagauzians, 309 (0.37%) Bulgarians, 51 (0.06%) Roma, 177 (0.64%) Jews, 528 (0.64%) Poles, 412 (0.50%) Belarusians, 150 (0.18%) Germans, 81 (0.10%) Armenians, and 4,322 (5.23%) others and non-declared.^[2]

List of heads of the state administration of the Rîbnița District and the town of Rîbnița

• Tamara Kharitonovna Kilivnik (3 February 2012^[3] - August 2012)
• Tatiana Mikhailovna Turanskaya (30 August 2012^[4] – 10 July 2013)
• Alla Fedorovna Demyanova (18 September 2013^[5] – )

References

1. Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.
2. The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality by locality and district at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
3. На должность главы государственной администрации Рыбницкого района и города Рыбница была назначена Киливник Тамара Харитоновна, 03.02.2012
4. Указ Президента ПМР №550 «О назначении главы государственной администрации Рыбницкого района и города Рыбница»
5. Президент ПМР назначил главой государственной администрации города Рыбница и Рыбницкого района Аллу Демьянову

External links

• Rîbnița travel info
• State Administration of Rîbnița District and Rîbnița City
• Official site of People's Deputies of Rîbnița