Ialoveni () is a city in the Republic of

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situated from

Chișinău Chișinău ( , , ; formerly known as Kishinev) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Moldova, largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the coun ...

. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District.

History

On 25 March 1977 the settlement was named to Kutuzov, and also its status was changed to

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

. In 1989, after Moldova gained suveranity, on citizens' demand, the locality re-took its old name – Ialoveni. Since 7 December 1994 Ialoveni has status of city/town ().

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Ialoveni amounted to 12,515 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 15,041 inhabitants were registered. 5,968 were men and 6,547 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

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in Moldova. In 2013, the

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interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name ''Romanian''.''

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Ialoveni is twinned with: *

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References

External links

* Cities and towns in Moldova Kishinyovsky Uyezd Ialoveni District {{Ialoveni-geo-stub