Drochia
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| Country | Moldova |
| District | Drochia District |
| Established | 1777 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cereteu Nina (PN), since 2015 |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | MD-52xx |
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| Climate | Dfb |
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Drochia (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km (108.4 mi) north of the national capital, Chișinău, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the Romanian city of Iași. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.
The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).
History
Drochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.
More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595. It was part of Plasa Bădiceni of the Soroca County.
Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.
Demographics
According to the 2024 census, 12,939 inhabitants lived in Drochia, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 13,150 inhabitants were registered.[2][3]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1930 | 595 | — |
| 1959 | 6,638 | +1015.6% |
| 1970 | 11,161 | +68.1% |
| 1979 | 15,280 | +36.9% |
| 1989 | 21,298 | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 16,606 | −22.0% |
| 2014 | 13,150 | −20.8% |
| 2024 | 12,939 | −1.6% |
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Historical demographics
| Ethnic composition (1930 Census) | |||
| Romanians | 181 | ||
| Ruthenians and Ukrainians | 77 | ||
| Russians | 209 | ||
| Jews | 112 | ||
| Poles | 5 | ||
| Armenians | 7 | ||
| Serbians, Croatians, Slovenes | 1 | ||
| others | 3 | ||
| Total | 595 | ||
| Linguistic composition (1930 Census) | ||
| Romanian | 198 | |
| Russian | 210 | |
| Yiddish | 102 | |
| Ukrainian | 80 | |
| Polish | 4 | |
| other | 1 | |
| Total | 595 | |
Media
- Radio Chișinău 93.8 FM
- Vocea Basarabiei 101,0
- Radio Studentus www.studentus.md/listen.html
Mayors of Drochia
- Anatol Pleșca 1991–1999
- Valeriu Ceban 1999–2007
- Grigore Melnic 2007 – 2011
- Igor Grozavu 2011 – 2015
- Nina Cereteu 2015 - 2023
- Nina Cereteu 2023 - present
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Drochia is twinned with:
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- Template:Flagicon Dorohoi, Romania
- Template:Flagicon Kolomyia, Ukraine
- Template:Flagicon Rădăuți, Romania
- Template:Flagicon Pineto, Italy
Notable people
- Romeo V. Turcan, professor
- Victor Pînzaru, athlete
Photo gallery
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Cathedral of the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului"
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Monument of Mihai Eminescu
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City Hall
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Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School
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Drochia Bus Terminal
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Drochia District Council and the monument of Stephen III of Moldavia
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Office building
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Monument of Mihai Eminescu
References
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- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Characteristics – Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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External links
- Drochia Stadium on divizianationala.com
- Weather in Drochia
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- Drochia in Photos
- Meteo Moldova
- Drochia.md
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