Congazcicul de Sus
Congazcicul de Sus
Kongazçık Yukarkı | |
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![]() Congazcicul de Sus Location of Congazcicul de Sus in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 46°19′53″N 28°33′50″E / 46.33139°N 28.56389°E | |
| Country | |
| Autonomous Region | |
| Founded | 1902, 1905, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yevgeny Tukan[1] |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,396 |
| Ethnicity (2024 census) | |
| • Gagauz people | 70.12% |
| • Moldovans | 22.85% |
| • other | 3.45% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | congazcic.md |
Congazcicul de Sus (Gagauz: Kongazçık Yukarkı) is a commune and village in the Comrat district, Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. According to the 2024 Moldovan census the commune has 1,396 people, 979 (70.12%) of them Gagauz and 319 (22.85%) being Moldovans.[2]
It is composed of three villages:
History
The oldest village in the commune is Dudulesti, founded by Moldovan migrants from Borogani in 1902. Congazcicul de Jos was founded in 1905 and Congazcicul de Sus in 1921, both by migrants from Congaz. The name Kongazçık came from the diminutive form of Kongaz with the addition of "çık" which in Gagauz means to "go out".[3]
References
- ↑ https://www.gagauzia.md/ru/administracziya-regiona/primarii/primariya-s.-kongazchik.html
- ↑ https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/60 Final Results of the Population and Housing Census 2024 - Population and Housing Census 2024: Ethno-cultural Characteristics (in Romanian)
- ↑ "История села Верхний Конгазчик » Администрация Комратского Района". Администрация Комратского Района (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-04-18.

