Goian, Transnistria

This article is about the village in Transnistria. For other places by this name, see Goian. For the Romanian footballer, see Dorin Goian.

Goian (Moldovan Cyrillic: Гоян, Russian: Гояны, romanized: Goyany, Ukrainian: Гояни, romanized: Hoyany) is a commune in Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Goian and Iagorlîc (Ягорлик, Ягорлык).^[1] It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the breakaway Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic.

Goian Гояны (Russian) Гояни (Ukrainian)
Commune
Goian
Coordinates: 47°22′40″N 29°9′47″E
Country (de jure)	Moldova
Country (de facto)	Transnistria[a]
Government
• Mayor	Bronici Fiodor Ivanovici
Area
• Total	34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2004)	616
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 684, of which 612 (89.47%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 34 (4.97%) Ukrainians and 34 (4.97%) Russians.^[2]

Notes

1. Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.