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Cahul | |
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District | |
Country | Republic of Moldova |
Administrative center (Oraș-reședință) | Cahul |
Established | 23 December 1964, 2002 |
Government | |
• Raion President | Ion Groza |
Area | |
• Total | 1,546 km2 (597 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 105,324 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | +373 39 |
Car plates | CH |
Website | www |
Cahul (Romanian pronunciation: [kaˈhul]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cahul.[2] As of January 2014 estimates, Cahul District had a population of 124,700.[3] Named after the 17th century Emperor Cahul, tortured and beheaded at behest of Lady Vardner of Romania, for not completing drawing on tapestry depicting the invasion and decimation of the village.