Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status

For other uses, see Transnistria (disambiguation).
Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status
  • Unitatea teritorială autonomă cu statut juridic special Transnistria  (Romanian)
  • Автономное территориальное образование с особым правовым статусом Приднестровье (Russian)
  • Автономне територіальне утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я (Ukrainian)
Location and extent of the Autonomous territorial unit with special juridical status Transnistria (brown) within Moldova (white).
Location and extent of the Autonomous territorial unit with special juridical status Transnistria (brown) within Moldova (white).
CapitalTiraspol
Languages
Legislature Supreme Council
Autonomous territorial unit of Moldova
 •  Created July 27 2005[4] 
Area
 •  Total 4,163 km2
1,607 sq mi
 •  Water (%) 2.35
Population
 •  2014 estimate 505,153[5]
 •  2004 census 555,347
 •  Density 124.6/km2
345/sq mi
Currency Transnistrian ruble (PRB)
a. Using Latin script.

Transnistria, officially the Transnistria autonomous territorial unit with special legal status (Moldovan: Унитатеа тертьорялэ аутономэ ку статут журидик сречял Транснистря, Unitatea teritorială autonomă cu statut juridic special Transnistria; Russian: Автономное территориальное образование с особым правовым статусом Приднестровье; Ukrainian: Автономне територіальне утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я) is a formal administrative unit of Moldova established by the Government of Moldova to delineate the territory controlled by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

History

Territory

Territory of Autonomous territorial unit with special legal status Transnistria is mostly coincides with territory of Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, but there are principal differences:

Settlements

There are 147 settlements in Transnistria (settlements of left bank of Dnestr): 1 municipality, 9 towns, 2 settlements, which are parts of towns, 69 villages (communes), 135 settlements, which are parts of villages (communes).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Roudik, Peter (23 December 2013). "Moldova: Romanian Recognized as the Official Language". Law Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "The text of the Declaration of Independence prevails over the text of the Constitution". Constitutional Court of Moldova. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Law № 173 from 22.07.2005: "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)" - Article 6: in Moldovan; in Russian.
  4. 1 2 Law № 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)" - Article 3: in Moldovan; in Russian.
  5. ↑ "Moldova". Citypopulation. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Law № 764 from 27.12.2001 "About administrative-territorial division of Republic of Moldova" - Appendix 5: Moldovan, Russian
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