Zaim, Căușeni

Zaim
Commune

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Zaim

Location in Moldova

Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°21′E / 46.617°N 29.350°E / 46.617; 29.350Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°21′E / 46.617°N 29.350°E / 46.617; 29.350
Country  Moldova
District Căușeni District
Elevation 118 ft (36 m)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 4,281
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Zaim is commune in a Căușeni District, Moldova, located 7 km from the district seat Căușeni. It is composed of three villages: Marianca de Sus, Zaim and Zaim station.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2004 Moldovan Census, it had a population of 4,657, of whom 4,569 are Moldovans (Romanians), 48 Russians, 24 Ukrainians, 4 Gagauzians, 1 Pole, and 11 other/undeclared. The dominant language is Romanian.

History

Zaim is well known in Moldova as the home village of Alexei Mateevici, a famous Bessarabian poet and national activist. Mateevici's house is currently a museum. In Zaim there is also a Museum of the Spirit of Southern Moldova, that includes exhibits of a number of artists and writers with origins in southern Bessarabia.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ↑ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)


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