Beșghioz

Beșghioz (Gagauz: Beşgöz) is a commune and village in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 3,391 people.^[3] 93% of its population are Gagauz. Minorities included 76 Russians, 66 Bulgarians, and 46 Moldovans.

Beșghioz Beşgöz
Commune
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Coordinates: 46°07′08″N 28°52′31″E
Country	Moldova
Autonomous Region	Gagauzia
Government
• Mayor	Nicolai Gotișan (Independent[1])
Population  (2014 census)[2]
• Total	3,466
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Its geographical coordinates are 46° 7' 18" North, 28° 52' 20" East.

The former governor (or başkan) of Gagauzia (2006-2015), Mihail Formuzal, was born in Beșghioz in 1959.