Leova District
Official name | Leova |
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Timezone | EET |
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Leova is a district () in the central part of Moldova, bordering Romania, with the administrative center at Leova.
The other major city is Iargara. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 53,800.
Demographics
Births (2010): 672 (12.5 per 1000)
Deaths (2010): 667 (12.4 per 1000)
Grow Rate (2010): 5 (0.1 per 1000)
Ethnic Groups
Moldovans (Romanians) 86.5%
Bulgarians 7.5%
Ukrainians 2.4%
Russians 2.3%
Gagauzians 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Religion
Christians - 97.9%
*Orthodox Christians - 97.0%
*Protestant - 0.9%
**Seventh-day Adventists - 0.6%
**Evangelicals - 0.2%
**Baptists - 0.1%
Other - 1.4%
No Religion - 0.5%
Atheists - 0.2%
Tourism
The council of the
Romanian
Vaslui County, the county councils of the
Moldovan Leova and
Hînceşti districts, and the
European Union (through the
Phare program), have set up a program which seeks to promote tourism in these regions. The main tourist attractions of the Vaslui-Hînceşti-Leova touristic program are, among others, the medieval and early modern churches and monasteries, the
Manuc Bei Hunting Palace and the
Manuc - Mirzaian Manor Palace (similar to
Manuc's Inn in
Bucharest) in
Hînceşti, as well as the region's natural riches.
External links
Vaslui-Turism.ro - Official tourism website from the Vaslui County Council
Notes
Category:Districts of Moldova
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