Mălăiești, Transnistria

Mălăiești (Romanian; Ukrainian: Малаєшти, Malayeshty, Russian: Малаешты, Malayeshty) is one of the larger communes in the Grigoriopol sub-district, in the disputed territory of Transnistria, internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Moldova. Its name is derived from Romanian "mălai", which means "millet or maize flour", with suffix -eşti. It is composed of two villages, Cernița (Черниця, Черница) and Mălăiești.[1]

Mălăiești
Малаешты (in Russian)
Малає́шти (in Ukrainian)
Commune
Mălăiești is located in Moldova
Mălăiești
Mălăiești
Coordinates: 46°58′53″N 29°32′54″E
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria[lower-alpha 1]
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Notable natives
  • Vladimir Beșleagă, Moldovan writer
  • Boris Marian, journalist, from 2001 director of "Moldpres", the official press agency of Moldova
  • Mihail Grebencea, Soviet Mathematician, Number Theorist
  • Natalia Gavrilița (born 1977), Prime minister of Moldova

Notes
  1. Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.

References
  1. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)

(in Romanian)

46°58′57″N 29°33′08″E

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