Costești, Ialoveni

Costești
Commune and village
Costești
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°52′4″N 28°46′8″E / 46.86778°N 28.76889°E / 46.86778; 28.76889Coordinates: 46°52′4″N 28°46′8″E / 46.86778°N 28.76889°E / 46.86778; 28.76889
Country  Moldova
County Ialoveni
Settled 1573
Government
  Mayor Luca Nicolae
Area
  Total 68.82 km2 (26.57 sq mi)
Population (2014 census)[1]
  Total 10,907
  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code MD-6813

Costești is a village in Ialoveni District, in central Moldova, with a population of 11,128 at the 2004 census.[2] It is the second largest rural locality in the country by population, three times larger than the homonymous city in the north of Moldova.

Notable people

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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