Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
{{Short description|Autonomous region of Moldova}}
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{{About|the official Moldovan administrative unit|other uses|Transnistria (disambiguation)}}
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| conventional_long_name = Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
| native_name = {{unbulleted list|li_style=font-size:88%;
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{{native name|ro|Unitățile Administrativ-Teritoriale din stînga Nistrului}}
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{{native name|ru|Административно-территориальные единицы левобережья Днестра}}
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{{native name|uk|Автономні територіальні утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я}}
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| common_name = Transnistria
| image_coat = Bureau of Reintegration logo.png
| symbol_width = 250px
| symbol_type = Logo of the Bureau of Reintegration
| image_map = Transnistria in Moldova (de-facto hatched).svg
| map_caption = Location and extent of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (red) within Moldova.
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| languages_type = Languages
| languages = {{unbulleted list
| Romanian
| Russian
| UkrainianLaw № 173 from 22.07.2005: "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)" - Article 6: [http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=313004&lang=1 in Romanian]; [http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=313004&lang=2 in Russian].
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| capital = Tiraspol (claimed)
Chișinău (capital in exile)
| government_type = Autonomous region
| status = Government in exile
| leader_title1 = Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration
| leader_name1 = Oleg Serebrianhttps://eubam.org/newsroom/head-of-eubam-meets-with-deputy-prime-minister-for-reintegration/
| leader_title2 = Chairman of the Supreme Council
| leader_name2 = Vacant
| legislature = Supreme Council
| sovereignty_type = Autonomous territorial unit of Moldova
| established_event1 = Created
| area_km2 = 4163
| area_sq_mi = 1607
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| percent_water = 2.35
| population_estimate = 367,776 (Moldovan estimate){{cite web |url=https://gov.md/ro/content/peste-358-mii-de-locuitori-din-regiunea-transnistreana-sunt-cetateni-ai-republicii-moldova |title=Peste 358 mii de locuitori din Regiunea Transnistreană dețin cetățenia Republicii Moldova și peste 367 mii figurează în registrul de stat al populației |publisher=Guvernul Republicii Moldova (Biroul Politici de Reintegrare) |website=www.gov.md/ro |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=19 April 2024 |language=ro}}
| population_estimate_year = March 2024
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| population_census_year = 2015
| population_density_km2 = 73.5
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| time_zone = EET
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| time_zone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
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| calling_code = +373
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The Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester{{efn|{{langx|ro|Unitățile Administrativ-Teritoriale din stînga Nistrului}}; {{langx|ru|Административно-территориальные единицы левобережья Днестра|Administrativno-territorial'nye edinitsy levoberzh'ya Dnestra}}; {{langx|uk|Автономне територіальне утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я|Avtonomne terytorialne utvorennia z osoblyvym pravovym statusom Prydnistrovia}}}} is an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova established by the Government of Moldova to delineate the territory controlled by the unrecognized state of Transnistria.
History
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Transnistria War broke out between the Republic of Moldova and the unrecognized state Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic over territories of the former Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Since the end of the war there has been territory claimed by Moldova, but controlled by Transnistria. There is also territory claimed by the Transnistria, which is controlled by Moldova.
On 22 July 2005, the autonomous territorial unit with special legal status was established in Moldovan law. This was done as part of the Yushchenko Plan for reintegrating Transnistria into Moldova.{{Cite journal |last=Protsyk |first=Oleh |date=2004 |title=Democratization as a Means of Conflict Resolution in Moldova |url=http://www.policy.hu/protsyk/Publications/DemocratizationaConflictSettlementinMoldova.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811111112/http://www.policy.hu/protsyk/Publications/DemocratizationaConflictSettlementinMoldova.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2017 |journal=European Yearbook of Minority Issues |pages=1–7 }}
Territory
The territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester mostly coincides with territory of the Transnistria, but there are two important differences:[https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/65571/ssoar-2012-cornea-Evolutia_delimitarii_teritorial-administrative_a_Republicii.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y&lnkname=ssoar-2012-cornea-Evolutia_delimitarii_teritorial-administrative_a_Republicii.pdf Evoluţia delimitării teritorial-administrative a Republicii Moldova: de la centralizare la recentralizare]
- Bender (Tighina) is included in the unrecognized state of Transnistria, but it is excluded from the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester, being part of the historical region of Bessarabia;
- Territories which are claimed by Transnistria but controlled by Moldova are excluded from the autonomous territorial unit. These territories include parts of the Dubăsari District, Căușeni District, and Anenii Noi District.
=Settlements=
There are 147 settlements in Transnistria (settlements on the east bank of the Dniester river): one municipality, nine towns, two settlements which are parts of towns, 69 villages (communes), and 135 settlements which are parts of villages (communes).Law No. 764 from 27.12.2001 "About administrative-territorial division of Republic of Moldova" - Appendix 5: [http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 Romanian], [http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=2&id=312874 Russian]
Administration
The government of Moldova has established a Bureau of Reintegration headed by the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, a post held by Oleg Serebrian since January 2022.https://gov.md/en/biroul-pentru-reintegrare
The law which establishes the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester states that the region is to elect a Supreme Council on the basis of free, transparent and democratic elections. The Supreme Council should then adopt a Basic Law to formally establish the executive institutions of the region.{{In lang|ro|cap=yes}} [http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=313004&lang=1 Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"]
The region has the right to adopt its own symbols to be used in conjunction with the national symbols of Moldova. The official languages of the region are Romanian in the Latin script, Russian and Ukrainian. The region would be able to establish relationships with other countries for economic, technical, scientific and humanitarian purposes.{{In lang|ro|cap=yes}} [http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=313004&lang=1 Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"]
See also
- Administrative divisions of Moldova
- Gagauzia, another autonomous region of Moldova
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://gov.md/en/biroul-pentru-reintegrare Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration]
- [https://gov.md/ro/advanced-page-type/biroul-politici-de-reintegrare Bureau of Reintegration]
- [https://www.facebook.com/p/Biroul-politici-de-reintegrare-100064627784832/ Bureau of Reintegration on Facebook]
- {{In lang|ro|cap=yes}} [http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=313004&lang=1 Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"]
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Category:Autonomous governments in exile