Corotna

Corotna
Коротное (Russian)
Коротне (Ukrainian)
Village
Corotna is located in Moldova
Corotna
Corotna
Coordinates: 46°38′00″N 29°51′29″E / 46.63333°N 29.85806°E / 46.63333; 29.85806
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria[a]
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Corotna (Moldovan Cyrillic: Коротна, Russian: Коротное, romanized: Korotnoye; Ukrainian: Коротне, romanized: Korotne) is a village in the Slobozia District of Transnistria, Moldova.[1] It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the breakaway Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR). The population of the village is estimated to up to 4 thousand people, mainly Moldovans.

According to the 2004 census, the population of the village was 3,625 inhabitants, of which 3,306 (91.2%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 102 (2.81%) Ukrainians and 172 (4.74%) Russians.[2]

46°38′N 29°52′E / 46.633°N 29.867°E / 46.633; 29.867

Notes

  1. ^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.

References

  1. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  2. ^ The Transnistrian census of 2004 data by nationality at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/pmr-ethnic-loc2004.htm
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