Beșalma ( gag, Beşalma) is a commune and village in the
Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit 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 c ...
. The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 4,441 people,
[''Statistica Moldovei''.]
. Accessed March 8, 2009. including 4,293
Gagauz people, ethnic Gagauz, 44 Moldovans, 37 Ukrainians, 33 Russians, 25 Bulgarians and 5 Romanians.
References
Communes of Gagauzia
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