Sîngerei (also spelled Sângerei) is a city in Moldova and the seat of Sîngerei District. One village is administered by the city, Vrănești.

History

During the interwar period, the city was the seat of Plasa Sângerei, in Bălți County, Romania. Between 1944 and 1991 the city was named Lazovsk, after the name of Moldovan communist Sergey Lazo.

Demographics

According to the 2014 census, the population of Sîngerei amounted to 12,465 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 13,364 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 6,005 were men and 6,460 were women. Footnotes: ***** There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians. ***** ''Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name Romanian. ''

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Twin towns — Sister cities

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