Șoldănești () is a city in

Moldova Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...

. It is the capital of

Șoldănești District Șoldănești () is a district () in the north-east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Șoldănești. As of 2014, its population was 36,743. History The localities with the earliest documentary attestation are Dobrușa, Olișcani, ...

. Known as Chernenko during the communist era, the town regained its historical name in the early 1980s.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Șoldănești amounted to 5,883 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 6,304 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 2,799 were men and 3,084 were women.

''Footnotes'': * ''There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.'' * ''Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the

Romanian language Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; , or , ) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved fr ...

in Moldova. In 2013, the

Constitutional Court of Moldova The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova () represents the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in the Moldova, Republic of Moldova, autonomous and independent from the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The task of the ...

interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name ''Romanian''.''

Media

Jurnal FM Jurnal FM () is a Moldovan radio station owned by NGO Sănătatea. Jurnal FM started its broadcasting in 2009 as an internet radio station. Starting 25 December 2010, Jurnal FM broadcasts via FM in Chisinau and in other important cities of Moldova ...

- 99.1 MHz,

References

Cities and towns in Moldova Orhei County (Romania) Ținutul Nistru Șoldănești District {{Şoldăneşti-geo-stub