Taraclia County ( ro, Județul Taraclia, bg, Тараклия окръг) was a

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from 1999 to 2003. It was established on 22 October 1999. It borders

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, Lăpușna County and

Chișinău County Chișinău was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 382,400. Its capital was Chișinău, which was not part of the county. It was bordered by the counties of Orhei, Ungheni, Lăpușna, and Tighina, and by Transnistr ...

. Its capital is the city of

Taraclia Taraclia (, russian: Тараклия, bg, Тараклия) is a city located in the south of Moldova. It is the capital of Taraclia District, bordered by the autonomous region of Gagauzia, by the Cahul District and the Odessa Oblast of Ukrai ...

. Taraclia County had 26 localities.

Administrative organization

The county was divided into nine communes: #

Albota de Jos Albota de Jos is a commune in Taraclia District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Albota de Jos, Hagichioi and Hîrtop.

, which included the villages of Albota de Jos, Balabanu, Hagichioi, and Hîrtop #

Albota de Sus Albota de Sus is a commune in Taraclia District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the nor ...

, which included the villages of Albota de Sus, Cealîc, Cortenul Nou, Roșița, Samurza, and Sofievca #

Aluatu Aluatu is a village in Taraclia District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, eas ...

, which included the villages of Aluatu and Novosiolovca # Budăi, which included the villages of Budăi, Dermengi, and Musaitu #

Cairaclia Cairaclia is a village in Taraclia District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, ...

, which included the village of Cairaclia #

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, which included the village of Corten #

Tvardița Tvardița ( bg, Твърдица, ''Tvǎrdica'') is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. It was founded following the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829 by Bulgarian refugees from Tvarditsa, a town just south of the Balkan Mountains, and the ...

, which included the village of Tvardița # Valea Perjei, which included the village of Valea Perjei #

Vinogradovca Vinogradovca is a commune in Taraclia District, Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the nort ...

, which included the villages of Vinogradovca, Chirilovca, Ciumai, Mirnoe, Orehovca, and Salcia

References

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