Taraclia

Taraclia Тараклия
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Taraclia Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 45°54′0″N 28°40′08″E / 45.90000°N 28.66889°E / 45.90000; 28.66889Coordinates: 45°54′0″N 28°40′08″E / 45.90000°N 28.66889°E / 45.90000; 28.66889
Country	Moldova
County	Taraclia County
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	14,900
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.taraclia.net/

Taraclia (Bulgarian: Тараклия) is a city in south-eastern Moldova. It is the capital of Taraclia District. 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 Moldovan (Romanian).

Media

• Vocea Basarabiei, 101,9

Notable people

• Timofei Silistaru

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Taraclia is twinned with:

• Nova Zagora, Bulgaria

Lincs

• Taraklia municipality
• Taraklia TV
• Radio Taraklia
• Bulgarian in Republic of Moldova website
• Bulgarian village of Parakani website
• The weather în Taraclia

References

Cities of Moldova (alphabetical order) Municipalities Chișinău (national capital) Bălți Bender (Tighina)2 Capitals of autonomous units Comrat3 Tiraspol1,3 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).