Taraclia

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Taraclia
Тараклия
Taraclia (Moldavië  )
Taraclia
Taraclia
Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°33′N 29°06′E / 46.55, 29.1
Country Flag of Moldova Moldova
County Taraclia County
Population (2004)
 - Total 13,738
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Taraclia (Bulgarian: Тараклия) is a town in south-eastern Moldova. It is the capital of Taraclia County. 28,293 of its 43,154 inhabitants (2004 census) are ethnic Bulgarians.

The Taraclia State University, co-funded by Bulgaria and Moldova, was established in 2004. The languages of education are Bulgarian and Moldavian.