Etulia
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Etulia (Template:Langx) is a commune in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Etulia (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Etulia Nouă (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and Etulia station (Script error: No such module "Lang".). The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 3,649 people.[1] 3,382 inhabitants are Gagauz. Minorities included 31 Russians, 43 Ukrainians, 24 Bulgarians, 164 Moldovans and 1 Greek.
Its geographical coordinates are 45° 32' 21" North, 28° 26' 34" East.
History
On 11 February 2024, Moldovan border police found fragments of a Russian drone in Etulia. On the night of 9 to 10 February, Russia had launched an attack with drones against Ukraine's Izmail Raion. Moldovan border police reported that the drone was suspected to have crashed in Moldova after being shut down by Ukrainian air defense forces.[2] On 17 February, fragments of a Russian drone were again found in Moldova, near the village of Etulia Nouă.[3] On 4 April, Moldovan border police found again the wreckage of a Russian drone near Etulia, at about Script error: No such module "convert". from the Moldova–Ukraine border. The previous night, Russia had launched an attack against Ukraine with drones.[4]
Etulia Nouă
Etulia Nouă (Eni Tülüküü), located near Lake Yalpuh, has the following ethnic structure, according to the 2004 Moldovan Census:[5]
| Ethnic group | Population | % Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gagauzians | 704 | 94.50% |
| Moldovans | 19 | 2.55% |
| Ukrainians | 10 | 1.34% |
| Bulgarians | 8 | 1.07% |
| Russians | 3 | 0.40% |
| Poles | 1 | 0.13% |
| Total | 745 | 100% |
Etulia (stație c.f.)
Etulia (stație c.f.) (Tülüküü, demir yolu), located near the railway station of Etulia has the following ethnic structure according to the 2004 Moldovan Census:[5]
| Ethnic group | Population | % Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Gagauzians | 280 | 83.09% |
| Moldovans | 46 | 13.65% |
| Russians | 6 | 1.78% |
| Ukrainians | 3 | 0.89% |
| Bulgarians | 2 | 0.59% |
| Total | 337 | 100% |
Notable people
- Evghenia Guțul (born 1986), jurist and politician, current governor of Gagauzia
- Artiom Zabun (born 1996), footballer
References
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