Criuleni
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Criuleni ({{IPA|ro|kri.uˈlenʲ}}) is a city in Moldova. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country. It is the largest city and administrative center of Criuleni District. Spread across an area of {{cvt|42.6|km2}}, the town had a population of 6,708 inhabitants in 2014.
Geography
Criuleni is located in Criuleni District of Moldova. It is located in the southeastern Europe and in the north-eastern part of Moldova.{{cite web|url=https://database.earth/countries/moldova/regions/criul-eni-district/cities/criuleni|title=Criuleni|work=Earth database|access-date=1 June 2024}} Spread across an area of {{cvt|42.6|km2}}, it is the largest center of the district. It is one of 25 sub-divisions (city of Criuleni and 24 communes) in the district.{{cite web|url=https://citypopulation.de/en/moldova/admin/|title=Moldova|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2024}} It is part of the Bessarabia region.{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishgen.org/bessarabia/files/misc/GeographicalDictionary_JewishPopulationinBessarabia082013.pdf|title=Jewish population in Bessarabia|work=Jewishgen|access-date=1 June 2024}}
Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the population of Criuleni was 6,708 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 8,342 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 3,228 were men and 3,480 were women.{{cite web|url=https://recensamint.statistica.md/ro/dissemination/person/80157edd89874ab95487fc47eea51509|title=2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing|work=National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova|access-date=1 June 2024}} About 1,136 inhabitants were under the age of fourteen, and 699 inhabitants were above the age of 65 years. About 84.6% of the population lived in urban areas. The town had an expatriate population of 418 individuals, of which 22 belonged to the European Union, 387 belonged to the Commonwealth of Independent States, and nine from other nations. The population is further projected to reduce over the next few decades.{{cite web|url=https://www.city-facts.com/criuleni-criuleni/population|title=Criuleni|work=City facts|access-date=1 June 2024}} The city had a Human Development Index of 0.699 in 2015.
Moldovans formed the major ethnic group (86.3%), with Romanians (4.6%), Ukrainians (3.7%) and Russians (3.9%) forming a significant minority. Moldovan language was the most spoken language, spoken to by 4,332 (66.8%) inhabitants, with Romanian (22.1%) and Russian (9.2%) spoken by significant minorities. About 98.8% of the population followed Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and 1.2% of the population followed other religions.
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