Slobozia, Moldova

This article is about a town in Moldova. For a city in Romania, see Slobozia. For other uses, see Slobozia (disambiguation).

Slobozia (Romanian pronunciation: [sloboˈzi.a]), also known as Slobodzeya (Russian: Слободзея; Ukrainian: Слободзея), is a city in the Republic of Moldova under the de facto control of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. It is the seat of the Slobozia District of Transnistria.

Slobozia Слободзея
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Slobozia Location of Slobozia in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°43′31″N 29°42′28″E
Country (de jure)	Moldova
Country (de facto)	Transnistria[a]
District of Transnistria	Slobozia District
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	20,000

Slobozia is located in the southern part of Transnistria, south of Tiraspol. It had a population of 18,748 at the census in 1989, and 16,062 at the census in 2004. The population of the city is mostly made up of ethnic Moldovans (46%) and Russians (41%), while Ukrainians are an important minority (11%).^[1]

The name of the city comes from the Romanian "slobozie", meaning "a tax-free colony (village)".^[2]

Climate

Slobozia has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb bordering on Dfa).

Climate data for Slobozia
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	2.9 (37.2)	10.1 (50.2)	16.1 (61.0)	19.9 (67.8)	21.7 (71.1)	21.3 (70.3)	16.8 (62.2)	11.0 (51.8)	5.1 (41.2)	0.8 (33.4)	10.2 (50.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35 (1.4)	35 (1.4)	29 (1.1)	34 (1.3)	46 (1.8)	65 (2.6)	63 (2.5)	41 (1.6)	42 (1.7)	26 (1.0)	37 (1.5)	38 (1.5)	491 (19.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Notable people

• Petru Bogatu (born 1951 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan journalist and author
• Vasili Tishchenko, mayor
• Vladimir Ţurcan (born 1954 in Slobozia) is a Moldovan politician and member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009.

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.