Sălcuța, Căușeni
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Sălcuța is a village in
Căușeni District Căușeni District (, ) is a district in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Căușeni. The other major city in the district is Căinari. According to the 2014 Moldovan Census, the population of the district is 81,185. ...
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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. ...
.''Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova'' (CUATM)


Geography

The village is located in the south-eastern part of the country, about 3 km as the crow flies from the border with
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. In the area immediately north of the village flows the river
Botna Botna is a river in Moldova, a right tributary of Dniester The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of ...
, a tributary of the
Dnestr The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Ukr ...
and the sixth river in Moldova in order of length.


Climate

The climate of the area can be classified as
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and has strong seasonal temperature variations, with temperatures that can reach 40 °C in summer and drop to -25 °C in winter.


Notable people

* Pavel Creangă


References

Villages of Căușeni District {{Căușeni-geo-stub