Popeștii de Sus
Popeștii de Sus | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Popeștii de Sus Location within Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 48°05′23″N 28°01′21″E / 48.0897222222°N 28.0225°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| District | Drochia District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Iurie Grosu (PDM[1]) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,463 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Popeștii de Sus is a village in Drochia District, Moldova.[3] At the 2004 census, the commune had 1,784 inhabitants.
Story
On 13 January, 1971, the villages of Upper Popesti (Popeştii de Sus) and Lower Popesti (Popeştii de Jos) were merged into the village of Popesti (Popeştii). In 1990, the villages were separated again.
Geography
The village is located at an altitude of 131 meters above sea level.
Population
According to the 2004 census, 1,784 people (863 men, 921 women) live in the village of Verkhnie Popeshty.
Ethnic composition of the village:
| Nationality | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Moldovans | 1755 | 98.37 |
| Romanians | 11 | 0.62 |
| Russians | 8 | 0.45 |
| Ukrainians | 7 | 0.39 |
| Bulgarians | 1 | 0.06 |
| Other | 2 | 0.11 |
| Total | 1784 | 100% |
References
- ↑ "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ↑ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
- ↑ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)