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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 and municipality in Moldova, serving as the capital of the administrative territorial entity of Gagauzia. The settlement has at various times been part of the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Romania, and the Soviet Union. Its earliest written record dates to 1770. The city is located in the Eastern European Time zone and has a postal code of MD-3800.

With a population of 20,113, of which 8,637 are male, Comrat covers an area of 16.4 square kilometers. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 52 meters. The local dialing code is 298, and the license plate code is GE. Comrat is twinned with Isparta, North Nicosia, Ceadîr-Lunga, and Budapest District VII.

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Place details

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

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Air quality

32US AQIGood
PM2.5
6.5 µg/m³
PM10
9.4 µg/m³
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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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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.

See

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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Article · Português

Comrat (em gagauz: Komrat, em russo e búlgaro: Комрат) é uma cidade da Moldávia e a capital da região autônoma da Gagaúzia. Com 26.300 habitantes (censo de 2017), a maioria da população é composta por gagaúzes.

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