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Cotovscoe

Cotovscoe
Kırlannar
Cotovscoe is located in Găgăuzia
Cotovscoe
Cotovscoe
Location of Cotovscoe in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°09′46″N 28°30′50″E / 46.16278°N 28.51389°E / 46.16278; 28.51389
Country Moldova
Autonomous Region Gagauzia
Founded1924
Government
  MayorGeorgii Palic [1] (PSRM[2])
Population
 (2024)
  Total
669
Ethnicity (2024 census)
  Gagauz people89.68%
  Moldovans3.73%
  other6.59%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
ClimateCfb

Cotovscoe (Gagauz: Kırlannar) is a commune and village in the Comrat district, Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. According to the 2024 Moldovan census the commune has 669 people, 600 (89.68%) of them being Gagauz.[3]

History

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The village was founded in 1924, under the name “Kırlannar”, coming from "kirda iaşannar" meaning "inhabitants of the field" in the Gagauz language. After Soviet annexation in 1950, the village was renamed Cotovscoe.[4]

International relations

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Twin towns — Sister cities

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Cotovscoe is twinned with:[5]

References

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  1. https://www.gagauzia.md/ru/administracziya-regiona/primarii/primariya-s.-kotovskoe.html
  2. "Lista primarilor aleși în cadrul Alegerilor Locale Generale din 14 iunie 2015" (in Romanian). Central Election Commission of Moldova. 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  3. https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/60 Final Results of the Population and Housing Census 2024 - Population and Housing Census 2024: Ethno-cultural Characteristics (in Romanian)
  4. "с. Котовское". www.gagauzia.md (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-04-19.
  5. https://www.gagauzia.md/ru/administracziya-regiona/primarii/primariya-s.-kotovskoe.html