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| Country | Moldova |
| self-proclaimed state | Transnistria[1] |
| Administrative center | Camenca |
| Government | |
| • Heads of the State Administration of the Camenca District and the Camenca City | Sergey Sokirka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 434.5 km2 (167.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 21,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Camenca District (Romanian: Raionul Camenca, Moldovan Cyrillic: Районул Каменка; Russian: Каменский район, romanized: Kamensky rayon; Ukrainian: Кам'янський район, romanized: Kam"yans'kyy rayon) is a district of Transnistria, a breakaway republic which is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Its seat is the town of Camenca. The district contains this town and twelve communes (a total of 23 localities, including the small villages and hamlets):
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Camenca is located along the river Dniester. It is the northernmost sub-district of Transnistria. According to the 2004 Transnistrian census, the population of the sub-district is 27,284 people, including 13,034 (47.77%) Moldovans, 11,610 (42.55%) Ukrainians, 1,880 (6.89%) Russians, 43 (0.16%) Gagauzians, 59 (0.22%) Bulgarians, 9 (0.03%) Romas, 10 (0.04%) Jews, 447 (1.64%) Poles, 85 (0.31%) Belarusians, 26 (0.10%) Germans, 16 (0.06%) Armenians, and 51 (0.19%) others.[2]
The sub-district is home to the Dniester Sanatorium, the oldest health resort in Transnistria.
In 2001, election officials for the Transnistrian presidential election announced that sitting president Igor Smirnov received 103.6 percent of the vote in this region.[citation needed]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ethnic composition of Transnistria 2004".