Copceac, Gagauzia

Copceac
Kıpçak
Church of the Assumption in Copceac
Church of the Assumption in Copceac
Copceac is located in Găgăuzia
Copceac
Copceac
Location of Copceac in Moldova
Coordinates: 45°51′00″N 28°41′40″E / 45.85000°N 28.69444°E / 45.85000; 28.69444
Country Moldova
Autonomous Region Gagauzia
Founded1812
Government
 • MayorOleg Garizan[1]
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
2,538
Ethnicity (2024 census)
 • Gagauz people94.66%
 • Bulgarians2.34%
 • other3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
ClimateCfb
Websitecopceac.md

Copceac (Gagauz: Kıpçak) is an enclave, commune and village in the Ceadîr-Lunga district, Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. According to the 2024 Moldovan census It is also the second largest commune in Gagauzia after Congaz with a population of 6,434 people, 6,091 (94.66%) of them being Gagauz.[2]

Copceac is unofficially divided that runs through the village into two parts: Tashlyk (Gagauz: Taşlık) in the north and Copceac (Gagauz: Kıpçak) in the south.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Copceac is twinned with:[3]

Notable people

Sports

The Moldovan Liga 2 football club Socol Copceac is based in the commune.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.gagauzia.md/ru/administracziya-regiona/primarii/primariya-s.-kopchak.html
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ https://www.gagauzia.md/ru/administracziya-regiona/primarii/primariya-s.-kopchak.html
  4. ↑ "Comitetul de organizare a Competițiilor al FMF. Deciziile din 26 iunie 2024". FMF (in Romanian). Retrieved 2026-06-03.