Cahul District

Cahul
District
Flag of Cahul
Coat of arms of Cahul
Location of Cahul
Country Republic of Moldova
Administrative center
(Oraș-reședință)

Cahul
Established23 December 1964, 2002
Government
 • Raion PresidentIon Groza
Area
 • Total
1,546 km2 (597 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
105,324
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+373 39
Car platesCH
Websitewww.cahul.md

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.

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ "Cahul.org". Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Number of resident population in the Republic of Moldova as of 1 January 2014, in territorial aspect" (Press release). National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.