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Cahul | |
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District | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cahul.org". Retrieved March 22, 2012.
- ^ "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.