Camenca
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| Coordinates: 48°01′N 28°43′E / 48.017°N 28.717°E | |||
| Country |
 Transnistria (de facto) Moldova (de jure) | ||
| Autonomous Region | Camenca District | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 8 871 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
Camenca (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈkameŋka], Cyrillic spelling Каменка, Russian: Каменка, Kamenka, Ukrainian: Кам'янка, Kamianka, Polish: Kamionka) is a town in Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of the town itself, and the village of Solnecinoe. Camenca is the seat of Camenca District.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1609-1672
Ottoman Empire 1672-1699
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1699-1793
Russian Empire 1793-1917
Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917-1918
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Soviet Ukraine 1920-1922
Soviet Union 1922-1991
Moldova/ Transnistria 1991-present
The town is located at 48°1′N 28°43′E / 48.017°N 28.717°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]
References
External links
- Eco-tourism in Eastern Europe, Camenca
- (Polish) Kamionka (Camenca) in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1882)
- Kamenka info, photos
- Map
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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). | ||
