Molovata Nouă is a commune located in
Dubăsari District
The Dubăsari District () is a district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200. This does not include the 715 people that live in the village of Roghi, which is control ...
of the
Republic of Moldova
A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
, on the eastern bank of the
River Dniester. It consists of two villages, ''Molovata Nouă'' and ''Roghi''.
During the 1992
War of Transnistria, the commune was located in the immediate vicinity of heavy fighting. Since the war Molovata Nouă has been controlled by the government of the Republic of Moldova, while Roghi is partly controlled by the secessionist government of
Transnistria
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...
.
Population
According to the
2004 Moldovan Census,
Official results of 2004 Moldovan census
the village Molovata Nouă had a population of 1,851, of which 1,824 were ethnic Moldavians, 23 were from ethnic minorities, and 4 were ''other'' or undeclared.
Notable people
* Anatol Codru
Anatol Codru (1 May 1936 - 17 August 2010) was a writer and film director from Moldova. He was the head of the Union of Cinematographers of Moldova and a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.
Biography
Anatol Codru was born to ...
References
External links
Communes of Dubăsari District
Populated places on the Dniester
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