| Judeţul Tighina |
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County (Judeţ) |
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| Country |
 Romania |
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| Historic region |
Bessarabia |
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| Capital city (Reşedinţă de judeţ) |
Tighina |
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| Established |
1925 |
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| Ceased to exist |
Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 |
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| Area |
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| • Total |
6,333 km2 (2,445 sq mi) |
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| Population (1930) |
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| • Total |
307,629 |
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| Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
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| • Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Tighina County was between 1925 and 1938 a county (Romanian: judeţ) in the Kingdom of Romania, and, between 1998 and 2003, a major subdivision (Judeţ) of Moldova with its capital at Căuşeni.
Interwar county
Neighbours
The county neighboured the Soviet Union to the east, the counties of Lăpuşna to the north, Cahul to the west and Cetatea Albă to the south.
Administration
The county consisted of four districts (plăṣi):
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Lăpuşna, Cetatea Albă and Orhei to form Ţinutul Nistru.
County in Moldova
It bordered Ukraine, Transnistria, Lăpuşna County and Chişinău County.
Major cities in the county included Bender, Cainari, Căuşeni, Olăneşti, and Ştefan Vodă.
Currently, the city Bender and six villages are in the neutral zone under the authority of the Joint Control Commission, but are administered by authorities subordinated to the breakaway territory of Transnistria.
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Former counties (județe) of Moldova |
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