Orhei | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Orhei Location within Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′N 28°49′E / 47.383°N 28.817°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| County | Orhei District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tatiana Cociu (FASM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 21,065 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Orhei (Romanian pronunciation: [orˈhej]), also formerly known as Orgeev (Russian: Орге́ев), is a city, municipality[2] and the administrative centre[3] of Orhei District in the Republic of Moldova, with a population of 21,065. Orhei is approximately 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital, Chișinău.
- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova (in Romanian)
- ^ http://www.natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Moldova-Pitoreasca-Picturesque-Moldavia-pdf-Vladimir-Toncea.pdf [bare URL PDF]