Rîbnița District

District in Transnistria, Moldova

Rîbnița
district
Anthem: Hymn of Rîbnița

Country	Moldova
self-proclaimed state	Transnistria^[1]
Administrative center	Rîbnița
Government
• Heads of the State Administration of the Rîbnița District and the Rîbnița City	Alla Demyanova
Area
• Total	850.2 km² (328.3 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	69,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The Rîbnița District (Romanian: Raionul Rîbnița; Russian: Рыбницкий район; Ukrainian: Рибницький район) is an administrative district of Transnistria (de facto) in Moldova (de jure). Its seat is the city of Rîbnița, sometimes spelt as "Râbnița". It is located at 47°45′N 29°00′E / 47.750°N 29.000°E / 47.750; 29.000. The district contains this city and 22 other communes (with a total of 47 localities, including small villages and hamlets):

Rîbnița

Andreevca

Pîcalova

Șmalena

Suhaia Rîbnița

Cobasna, loc. st. c. f.

Crasnencoe

Dimitrova

Ivanovca

Ghidirim

Haraba

Hîrjău

Mihailovca Nouă

Sărăței

Jura

Lenin

Pervomaisc

Pobeda

Stanislavca

Mihailovca

Mocra

Basarabca

Șevcenco

Zaporojeț

Novaia Jizni

Chirov

Vladimirovca

Zăzuleni

Sovetscoe

Vasilievca

Stroiești

Ulmu

Ulmul Mic

Lîsaia Gora

Vadul Turcului

Molochișul Mic

Vărăncău

Buschi

Gherșunovca

Rîbnița is located along the river Dniester, in the northern half of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, the population of the district is 82,699 people, including 24,729 (29.90%) Moldovans, 37,554 (45.41%) Ukrainians, 14,237 (17.22%) Russians, 149 (0.18%) Gagauzians, 309 (0.37%) Bulgarians, 51 (0.06%) Roma, 177 (0.64%) Jews, 528 (0.64%) Poles, 412 (0.50%) Belarusians, 150 (0.18%) Germans, 81 (0.10%) Armenians, and 4,322 (5.23%) others and non-declared.

List of heads of the state administration of the Rîbnița District and the town of Rîbnița

Tamara Kharitonovna Kilivnik (3 February 2012^[2] - August 2012)
Tatiana Mikhailovna Turanskaya (30 August 2012^[3] – 10 July 2013)
Alla Fedorovna Demyanova (18 September 2013^[4] – )

References

^ 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.
^ На должность главы государственной администрации Рыбницкого района и города Рыбница была назначена Киливник Тамара Харитоновна, 03.02.2012
^ Указ Президента ПМР №550 «О назначении главы государственной администрации Рыбницкого района и города Рыбница»
^ Президент ПМР назначил главой государственной администрации города Рыбница и Рыбницкого района Аллу Демьянову