Cairaclia

Cairaclia
Кортен
Village
Cairaclia house of culture
Cairaclia house of culture
Cairaclia is located in Moldova
Cairaclia
Cairaclia
Location of Cairaclia in Moldova
Coordinates: 45°46′01″N 28°37′01″E / 45.767°N 28.617°E / 45.767; 28.617
Country Moldova
District Taraclia District
Founded1861
Government
 • MayorNicolai Caracaș
Area
 • Total
2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,154
 • Density463/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Ethnicity (2024 census)
 • Bulgarians72.9%
 • Gagauz people14.9%
 • other12.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ClimateCfb

Cairaclia (Bulgarian: Кортен) is a village in Taraclia District, Moldova. According to the 2024 Moldovan census the village has 1,154 people, 841 (72.9%) of them being Bulgarians, 172 (14.9%) Gagauz people and 57 (4.9%) Moldovans.

History

The settlement was founded in 1861 in the place of a tatar farmstead called Katerlyk. By 1877, there were 733 inhabitants in the village. In 1866 a stone church was built in the place of a wooden one.

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. ↑ «Нерассказанные истории болгар в Кайраклии» Нерассказанные истории болгар в Кайракли 2024, p 4-6