|
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
 |
| |
|
European Vacations -
Moldova Vacation Packages &
Travel Information |
|
|
|
|
Overview |
|
|
Chişinău also known as Kishinev is
the capital city and industrial and
commercial centre of the Republic of
Moldova. It is also largest city of
Moldova. Chişinău is considered one
of the greenest cities in Europe. It
is located in the center of the
country, on the river Bîc.
Economically, the city is by far the
most prosperous in Moldova and is
one of the main industrial centres
and transportation hubs of the
region. As the most important city
in Moldova, Chişinău has a broad
range of educational facilities.
The city is considered the largest
Romanian urban concentration in the
world after Bucharest.Chişinău
has a continental climate,
characterised by hot dry summers and
cold windy winters. Winter
temperatures are often below 0°C,
even though they rarely drop below
-10°C. In summer, the average
temperature is approximately 25°C,
despite the fact that temperatures
sometimes reach 35-40°C in
mid-summer in the city centre.
Although average precipitation and
humidity during summer is low, there
are infrequent yet heavy storms.
During spring and autumn,
temperatures vary between 18-22°C,
and precipitation during this time
tends to be higher than in summer,
with more frequent yet milder
periods of rain. |
|
|
|
Culture |
|
|
Total population - 707,700 (As of
2004).
Census held in 2004 reports the
following ethnic composition
* Moldovans - 68.4%
* Russians - 13.7%
* Ukrainians - 8.4%
* Romanians - 4.4%
* Bulgarians - 1.2%
* Gagauzians - 0.9%
* Others - 2.9%
Official census data showed 68.4%
Moldovans and 4.4% Romanians,
however due to the contested status
of the Moldovan ethnicity and OSCE
objections over procedure,
most[citation needed] organizations
present them together. According to
the "Moldova Azi" news agency,
a group of international census
experts described the 2004 Moldovan
census as "generally conducted in a
professional manner", while
remarking that that "a few topics…
were potentially more problematic",
in particular,
1. The census includes at least some
Moldovans who had been living abroad
over one year at the time of the
census.
2. The precision of numbers about
nationality/ethnicity and language
was questioned. Some enumerators
apparently encouraged respondents to
declare that they were "Moldovan"
rather than "Romanian", and even
within a single family there may
have been confusion about these
terms. Also it is unclear how many
respondents consider the term
"Moldovan" to signify an ethnic
identity other then "Romanian".
Chişinău is home to Moldova's
largest recording labels, and is
often the residence of Moldovan, and
more recently Ukrainian, musicians.
The city's music scene is quite
eclectic. Many Moldovan rock bands
of the 1970s and 1980s continue to
be popular, particularly with the
middle-aged, while since the 1990s
there has been growth in the boy
band and hip hop genres. A very
appreciated Moldovan rock group,
Alternosfera, was also formed in
this city.
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
| |
|
