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Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced ⓘ or Țara Moldovei lit. ' The country of Moldova ' ; in Romanian Cyrillic : Молдова or Цара Мѡлдовєй ) is a historical region and former principality in Central and Eastern Europe , [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River.
A ținut (pl. ținuturi; sometimes translated in English as "region", [1] "district" [2] or "municipality" [3]) were the traditional subdivision of the Principality of Moldavia (1359–1859). Principality of Moldavia (late 14th century – 1859)
Moldova is divided administratively into two levels: [1] [2] [3] First level: 32 districts or raions (Romanian: raioane) 3 municipalities —specifically Chișinău, Bălți, and Bender; 2 autonomous territorial units: Gagauzia and Left Bank of the Dniester (de facto Transnistria, which is not under control of the government of Moldova)
An autonomous territorial unit (ATU; Romanian: Unitate teritorială autonomă, UTA) is an administrative division of Moldova. Originally, Gagauzia was the only such unit. [1] In 2005, Moldovan law also recognized the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester. [2]
The total fertility rate per woman in 2022 was 1.69, a fall from 1.78 in 2019, and below the replacement rate of 2.1. There were 10.6 live births per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, a drop from 12.2 in 2019, and 14.2 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants, an increase from 13.7 in 2019 but a significant fall from 17.5 in 2019.
The area of the region is 46,173 km 2 (17,827 sq mi) and covers 8 counties (Romanian: județ), in eastern and northeastern Romania: Bacău, Botoșani, Galați, Iași, Neamț, Suceava, Vaslui, and Vrancea. Suceava County is also referred to as (the southern) part of Bukovina. The part of Moldavia where the Csángós lived was called Csángó Land.
The largest city in the region is Ungheni, with a population of 38,100 inhabitants, followed by Orhei – 33,500 inhabitants and Străseni – 21,200 inhabitants. The total number of localities in the region is about 35.6% of the total number of localities in the country, the share of cities being about 23%.
Gagauzia (/ ɡ ə ˈ ɡ ɔː z i ə /) or Gagauz-Yeri, [a] officially the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia [b] (ATUG), [4] [c] is an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova.Its autonomy is intended for the local Gagauz people, a Turkic-speaking, primarily Orthodox Christian ethnic group.