Leova

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Leova is also another name for Liuva.

Leova
Leova Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°29′N 28°15′E / 46.483°N 28.250°E / 46.483; 28.250
Country	Moldova
County	Leova
Founded	1495
Government
• Mayor	Focşa Gheorghe, since 2007
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	10,900
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	MD-6301
Area code(s)	+373 263
Website	www.leova.md

Leova is a city in Moldova, located 92 km southwest of the national capital, Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Leova District. The city is situated on the east bank of the river Prut bordering Romania.

Media

Cuvântul Liber

Notable people

Rabbi Dov Ber Friedman (1822–1876)
Idel Ianchelevici (1909–1994)
Ion Aldea Teodorovici (1954–1992)
Victor Toma (1922–2008)

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Moldova

Twin towns — Sister cities

Leova is twinned with:

Vetrișoaia, Romania

External links

References

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v t e Cities of Moldova (alphabetical order)

Municipalities	Chișinău (national capital) Bălți Bender (Tighina)²

Capitals of autonomous units	Comrat³ Tiraspol^1,3

District seats⁴	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni

Other cities	Biruința Bucovăț Căinari Camenca¹ Ceadîr-Lunga Codru Cornești Costești Crasnoe¹ Cricova Cupcini Dnestrovsc¹ Dubăsari¹ Durlești Frunză Ghindești Grigoriopol¹ Iargara Lipcani Maiac¹ Mărculești Otaci Rîbnița¹ Sîngera Slobozia¹ Tiraspolul Nou¹ Tvardița Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești

¹ In Transnistria. ² Controlled by the Transnistrian authorities. ³ Also a municipality. ⁴ The seat of Dubăsari District is the commune of Cocieri (not a city).

Coordinates: 46°29′N 28°15′E / 46.483°N 28.250°E / 46.483; 28.250

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