Aluatu

Aluatu
Алуату
Village
View of Aluatu Village
View of Aluatu Village
Aluatu is located in Moldova
Aluatu
Aluatu
Location of Aluatu in Moldova
Coordinates: 45°52′N 28°35′E / 45.867°N 28.583°E / 45.867; 28.583
Country Moldova
District Taraclia District
Founded1806
Government
 • MayorAnatolie Gusarenco
Area
 • Total
1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
497
 • Density321/km2 (830/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2024 census)
 • Moldovans62.2%
 • Gagauz people26.0%
 • other11.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateCfb

Aluatu (Bulgarian: Алуату) is a village in Taraclia District, Moldova. According to the 2024 Moldovan census the village has 497 people, 309 (62.2%) of them being Moldovans, 129 (26.0%) Bulgarians and 18 (3.6%) Gagauz people.

History

First official documentation of the village goes back to 1806, the name of the settlement is most likely of Tatar origin. After the expulsion of the Budjak Tatars, the village was inhabited by Moldovans from Hîncești alongside Bulgarian and Gagauz refugees from the Ottoman Empire. In 1879, a stone church was built in the village.

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) Archived 2019-05-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/60 Final Results of the Population and Housing Census 2024 - Population and Housing Census 2024: Ethno-cultural Characteristics (in Romanian)
  4. ↑ "Алуату, района Тараклия". moldovenii.md. Retrieved 2026-06-05.