Mingir

Commune in Hîncești District, Moldova
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46°40′N 28°20′E / 46.667°N 28.333°E / 46.667; 28.333Country MoldovaDistrictHîncești DistrictArea
 • Total75.91 km2 (29.31 sq mi)Elevation
52 m (171 ft)Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total4,872 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Area code+373 269

Mingir is a commune in Hîncești District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Mingir and Semionovca.[2] During the 1990s, the poor Mingir village became a central source to an international organ trafficking business.[3]

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Bibliography

  • Lupanciuc, Iacob, Comuna Mingir: File de istorie, Chișinău, Editura Universul, 2004, ISBN 978-9975-944-75-5

References

  1. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS | Europe | Moldova's desperate organ donors". BBC. 2003-05-21. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
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