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Drochia
Sign in to saveDrochia () is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located north of the national capital, Chișinău, and north-east of the Romanian city of Iași. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.
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Place details
- Locality
- Drochia
- Region
- Drochia
- Country
- Moldova
- Population
- 16,080
- Timezone
- Europe/Chisinau
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Drochia
- Settlement.image_caption
- Drochia
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Drochia.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Stema Drochiei.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Moldova
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Moldova
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Drochia District
- Settlement.leader_title
Key dates
- Inception
- 1889
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban-type settlement
- Official name
- Drochia
- Country
- Moldova
- Located in
- Drochia District
- Population
- +12939
- Elevation
- +226
- Official website
- www.primariadrochia.md
- Image
- Дрокия, дом культуры Casa raionala de cultura din Drochia Drochia House of Culture (43533051121).jpg
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- Pineto
- P12749
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Historical demographics
- Media
- Mayors of Drochia
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Notable people
- Photo gallery
- References
- External links
Drochia () is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located north of the national capital, Chișinău, and north-east of the Romanian city of Iași. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.
The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).