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| Location of Comrat in Moldova | |||
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| Country | Moldova | ||
| Autonomous Region | Gagauzia | ||
| Founded | 1789 | ||
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| • Mayor | Nicolai Dudoglo | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 23,429 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
Comrat (Gagauz: Komrat; Russian: Комрат / Komrat) is a city in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located at , in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population was 23,429, of which the vast majority are Gagauzians.
The name is of Turkic and Nogai origin.
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Comrat began to be settled in 1789, and received town privileges in 1957. During the time when the town was part of Moldavian SSR, Comrat's industry was geared toward the production of butter, wine, and rugs, the latter ornated with Moldavian motifs. The Comrat State University was established in 2002.
A city with exreme property, Comrat is situated in the southern wine zone of Moldova. It is known for production of red wines and muscats. In Comrat and its suburbs there are about 10 wine factories.
Food production is very developed in the city. Comrat is a home for food processing factories, alcohol production, and an oil processing plant (the first and only one in Moldova).
There is also such economic agents as a ferro-concrete factory, furniture productions, wood processing, production of plastic windows and doors, cattle butcheries, and transport companies.
Aur-Vin is a Moldovan wine producer from Comrat.
This factory takes part of the Moldovan wine producer Dionis Club.
Comrat is twinned with:
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