Biești

Biești
Commune
Biești
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°31′N 28°52′E / 47.517°N 28.867°E / 47.517; 28.867Coordinates: 47°31′N 28°52′E / 47.517°N 28.867°E / 47.517; 28.867
Country  Moldova
District Orhei District
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 2,287
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Biești is a commune in Orhei District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Biești, Cihoreni and Slobozia-Hodorogea.[2]

Notable people

  • Andrei Hodorogea (1878 in Slobozia-Hodorogea - 1917 in Chişinău) was a politician from Bessarabia
  • Protosinghelul Dosoftei Vîrlan (?-1933)
  • Gheorghe Andronache (1883-?)
  • Teodor Vicol (1888-?)
  • Nicanor Crocos (1890–1977)
  • Andrei Munteanu (born 1939)

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)


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