Fălești
Fălești (Romanian pronunciation: [fəˈleʃtʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Fălești District, Moldova.
Fălești | |
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City | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Fălești Location in Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°34′20″N 27°42′50″E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| District | Fălești District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 12,074 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
In January 2011, the population of Fălești was estimated to be 17,800.
History
The town had an important Jewish community before World War II, 51% of the total population.[2] The Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.[3][4]
Climate
On 7 August 2012, Fălești recorded a temperature of 42.4 °C (108.3 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Moldova.[5]
| Climate data for Fălești (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.6 (83.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 30 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
58 (2.3) |
75 (3.0) |
78 (3.1) |
54 (2.1) |
57 (2.2) |
42 (1.7) |
38 (1.5) |
32 (1.3) |
566 (22.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 79 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
Gallery
Further reading
- Faleshty/Falesti (pp. 358–361) at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation
References
- 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.
- "FALESTI: [FĂLEŞTI , Falesti, Faleshti, Foleshty, Falest', Feleshti, Faleshty] | moldova-inc-transnistria-region - International Jewish Cemetery Project". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
- "Pinkas Hakehillot Romania: Falesht (Falesti, Moldova)".
- "JewishMemory - Home". Archived from the original on 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- "Recorduri meteorologice în Republica Moldova" (in Romanian). Serviciul Hidrometeorologic de Stat. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- "Fălești Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
External links
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| Capitals of autonomous units | ||
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| Other towns | ||
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). | ||
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