Sectorul Buiucani is one of the five sectors in
Chişinău, the capital of
Moldova
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, and the most affluent. The local administration is managed by a
pretor appointed by the city administration. It governs over a portion of the city of Chişinău itself (the northwestern part), the cities/towns of
Durleşti and
Vatra, and the communes of
Condriţa,
Ghidighici, and
Truşeni. It is largely populated by
Romanians
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Moldovans
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).
The largest Jewish cemetery in Moldova is in Buiucani, it was listed as a national monument in 2012. The cemetery hosts an abandoned synagogue that was destroyed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Buiucani is also home to a large indoor market, on
Ion Creangă street which sells clothes and other goods at low prices. On
Ion Pelivan
Ion Gheorghe Pelivan (April 1, 1876 in Răzeni – January 25, 1954 in Sighetu Marmației) was a Romanian politician.
In 1898, Ion Pelivan graduated from the Theological Seminary of Chișinău and in 1903 from the University of Tartu. Then ...
street there is a school and a center for refugees from various conflicts. There are also several parks Alunelul, Dendrarium, and Valea Morilor in the area and easy access to the rest of Chisinau, for example, Trolleybus nr. 22 can go to the city center and
Botanica.
Located largely in the central area of Chisinau, the Buiucani sector has numerous historical monuments, it is a well-known center of culture and history, with theaters, museums, educational institutions of all degrees. In the sector are located the most important state institutions and most of the headquarters of diplomatic missions accredited in the
Republic of Moldova
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Counting over 20,000 economic agents, the Buiucani Sector constitutes a significant economic potential in the city and in the country. Televisions, tractors, domestic and export furniture, footwear, tap wine, candies, books, a wide range of other consumer goods are produced here. The parks, leisure and entertainment areas, the arboretum, the astronomical observatory, the few bookstores and reference libraries give a certain specificity to the sector.
See also
:
Durleşti (city/town)
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Vatra (city/town)
:
Condriţa (commune)
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Ghidighici (commune)
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Truşeni (commune)
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Chisinau (city)
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Sectors of Chișinău
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