Camenca

Camenca (Romanian: Camenca [ˈkameŋka], Moldovan Cyrillic: Каменка; Russian: Каменка, romanized: Kamenka; Ukrainian: Кам'янка, romanized: Kamyanka) is a town in Transnistria, a breakaway republic internationally recognized as part of Moldova. It is composed of the town itself and the village of Solnecinoe. Camenca is the seat of Camenca District.

For other uses, see Camenca (disambiguation).
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Camenca is located in Transnistria
Camenca
Coordinates: 48°01′N 28°43′E
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria[lower-alpha 1]
Population
 (2014)
 • Total8,871
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
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The town is located at 48°1′N 28°43′E on the Dniester, in the north of Transnistria. In 1989, it had a population of 13,689. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the town itself has 10,323 inhabitants, including 5,296 Moldovans, 3,476 Ukrainians, 1,305 Russians, 61 Belarusians, 42 Poles, 35 Bulgarians, 32 Gagauzes, 23 Germans, 10 Armenians, 8 Jews, 3 Gypsies and 32 others.

The mayor is Pyotr Mustya.[1]

Historical affiliations

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1609–1672)
Ottoman Empire (1672–1699)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1699–1793)
 Russian Empire (1793–1917)
Russia Russian Republic (1917)
Soviet Russia (1917–1918)
Soviet Ukraine (1920–1924)
Moldavian ASSR (1924–1940)
Moldavian SSR (1940–1941)
Kingdom of Romania (1941–1944)
Moldavian SSR (1944–1991)
 Transnistria (de facto; 1991–present);  Moldova (de jure; 1991–present)

Climate
Climate data for Camenca (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)		 2.7
(36.9)		 9.1
(48.4)		 16.9
(62.4)		 22.7
(72.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.3
(82.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 15.0
(59.0)		 7.7
(45.9)		 1.9
(35.4)		 15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 3.7
(38.7)		 10.7
(51.3)		 16.3
(61.3)		 19.9
(67.8)		 21.8
(71.2)		 21.3
(70.3)		 16.1
(61.0)		 9.7
(49.5)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 9.9
(49.8)
Average low °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 5.0
(41.0)		 10.1
(50.2)		 13.9
(57.0)		 15.6
(60.1)		 14.9
(58.8)		 10.4
(50.7)		 5.2
(41.4)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 5.1
(41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 33
(1.3)		 30
(1.2)		 33
(1.3)		 40
(1.6)		 57
(2.2)		 71
(2.8)		 72
(2.8)		 51
(2.0)		 49
(1.9)		 38
(1.5)		 39
(1.5)		 34
(1.3)		 544
(21.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7 6 7 6 8 8 7 5 6 5 6 7 77
Source: NOAA[2]

Notable people
  • Nicolae Coval (1904–1970), Moldavian SSR politician, prime minister of the Moldavian SSR from 1945 to 1946
  • Oleg Khorzhan (1976–2023), Transnistrian lawyer and politician
  • Alexei Grabco (1936-2016), Soviet and Moldovan caricaturist
  • Pyotr Vershigora (1905–1963), Soviet writer and one of the leaders of the Soviet partisan movement in Ukraine, Belarus and Poland
  • Dormition of the Theotokos Church
    Dormition of the Theotokos Church
  • Church
    Church
  • Administrative building
    Administrative building
  • House of culture
    House of culture
  • Police station
    Police station
  • Bus station
    Bus station
  • Central market
    Central market
  • Camenca surroundings
    Camenca surroundings

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. (in English) State Administrations of Cities and Regions of the PMR
  2. "Camenca 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.


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