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Comrat (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Gagauz.

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Comrat is a city in southern Moldova that serves as the capital of Gagauzia, an autonomous region with a mostly Gagauz population. It matters as the administrative center of this distinct ethnic and political region within Moldova.

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Place details

Locality: Comrat
Region: Gagauzia
Country: Moldova
Population: 22,911
Timezone: Europe/Chisinau

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Comrat
Settlement.native_name: Komrat
Settlement.native_name_lang: gag
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Komrat flag.png
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of arms of Comrat.png
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1443/1789
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sergey Anastasov
Settlement.area_total_km2: 16,4
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_total: 19,120
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2

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Wikidata facts

Population: 19120
Area: 16.4
Elevation: 52
Official website: www.comrat.md
Image: MD.GE.Comrat - Catedrala Sf. Ioan Botezătorul - jun 2017.jpg
Dialing code: 298
Licence plate code: GE

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Commons category: Comrat
postal code: MD-3800
inception: 1770-00-00
native label: Komrat
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time of earliest written record: 1770-00-00
male population: 8637
female population: 10483

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Travel guide

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In 2014, Comrat's population was 20,000, of which the vast majority were Gagauz.

Food production is very developed in the city. Comrat is a home for food processing factories, alcohol production, and an oil processing plant (the first and only one in Moldova). There is also a ferro-concrete factory, furniture productions, wood processing, production of plastic windows and doors, cattle butcheries, and transport companies.

Comrat is found in the southern wine zone of Moldova. It is known for production of red wine and muscat. In Comrat and its suburbs there are about 10 wineries.

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right|thumb|upright=1.3|Cathedral of Saint John Baptist

Buy

In Comrat there are the supermarkets "Fourchette" and "Linella" as well as the "Comrat City" mall. You can also buy daily goods at the central market square and the market square in Bugeac. There's a new shopping mall under construction next to the central square.

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