Beșghioz

Beșghioz (Gagauz: Beşgöz) is a commune and village in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 3,391 people.[3] 93% of its population are Gagauz. Minorities included 76 Russians, 66 Bulgarians, and 46 Moldovans.

Beșghioz
Beşgöz
Commune
Beșghioz is located in Moldova
Beșghioz
Beșghioz
Beșghioz is located in Găgăuzia
Beșghioz
Beșghioz
Coordinates: 46°07′08″N 28°52′31″E
Country Moldova
Autonomous Region Gagauzia
Government
 • MayorNicolai Gotișan (Independent[1])
Population
 (2014 census)[2]
 • Total3,466
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Its geographical coordinates are 46° 7' 18" North, 28° 52' 20" East.

The former governor (or başkan) of Gagauzia (2006-2015), Mihail Formuzal, was born in Beșghioz in 1959.

References
  1. "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  2. 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.
  3. Statistica Moldovei. "". Accessed March 8, 2009.



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