Drochia
title: "Drochia" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["drochia-district", "cities-and-towns-in-moldova"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drochia" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Drochia |
| native_name | |
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| photo1a | Дрокия, дом культуры Casa raionala de cultura din Drochia Drochia House of Culture (43533051121).jpg |
| photo2a | Consiliu Raional Drochia si Bustul lui St.cel Mare.JPG |
| photo2b | Catedrala Maicii Domnului - intrare.JPG |
| size | 270 |
| spacing | 1 |
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| image_caption | Drochia |
| image_flag | Flag of Drochia.svg |
| image_shield | Stema Drochiei.jpg |
| pushpin_map | Moldova |
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| pushpin_mapsize | 300 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Moldova |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Moldova |
| subdivision_type1 | District |
| subdivision_name1 | Drochia District |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Cereteu Nina (PN), since 2015 |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1777 |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2014 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 13,150 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 226 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | MD-52xx |
| area_code | +373 252 xx x xx |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Dfb |
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Drochia () is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km north of the national capital, Chișinău, and 67 km 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).
History
Drochia is first mentioned by chroniclers in 1777. By 1830 it was a small settlement encompassing 25 families. A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built. Two mills situated on a local stream were built in 1875.
More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century. At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595. It was part of Plasa Bădiceni of the Soroca County.
Drochia received the status of a city in 1973.
Demographics
According to the 2024 census, 12,939 inhabitants lived in Drochia, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2014, when 13,150 inhabitants were registered.
|thumb=left |caption=Ethnic composition of Drochia (2024) |label1=Moldovans|value1=85.6|color1=#8A2BE2 |label2=Romanians|value2=4.7|color2=#8080ff |label3=Ukrainians|value3=6.7|color3=#ffff80 |label4=Russians|value4=2.3|color4=#c08080 |label5=Others|value5=0.7|color5=#9f9f9f}} |thumb=right |caption=Linguistic composition of Drochia (2024) |label1=Moldovan|value1=59.2|color1=#8A2BE2 |label2=Romanian|value2=24.4|color2=#8080ff |label3=Russian|value3=13.0|color3=#c08080 |label4=Ukrainian|value4=3.1|color4=#ffff80 |label5=Other|value5=0.3|color5=#9f9f9f}}
|type = |footnote = |1930 | 595 |1959 | 6638 |1970 | 11161 |1979 | 15280 |1989 | 21298 |2004 | 16606 |2014 | 13150 |2024 | 12939
Historical demographics
Media
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Armașu,fabrica_de_biogaz(2).jpg" caption="Journalists interviewing [[Octavian Armașu]] during the inauguration of a [[biogas plant]] outside the city, 2012"] ::
- Radio Chișinău 93.8 FM
- Vocea Basarabiei 101,0
- Radio Studentus www.studentus.md/listen.html
Mayors of Drochia
- Anatol Pleșca 1991–1999
- Valeriu Ceban 1999–2007
- Grigore Melnic 2007 – 2011
- Igor Grozavu 2011 – 2015
- Nina Cereteu 2015 - 2023
- Nina Cereteu 2023 - present
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Drochia is twinned with:
- BLR Borisov, Belarus
- ROU Dorohoi, Romania
- UKR Kolomyia, Ukraine
- ROU Rădăuți, Romania
- ITA Pineto, Italy
Notable people
- Romeo V. Turcan, professor
- Victor Pînzaru, athlete
Photo gallery
File:Catedrala Maicii Domnului - Wiki.JPG|Cathedral of the "Adormirea Maicii Domnului" File:Stamp of Moldova md018std.jpg|Monument of Mihai Eminescu File:Primaria orasului Drochia - Wiki.JPG|City Hall File:Liceul Bogdan Petriceicu-Hasdeu - Wiki.JPG|Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu High School File:Statia Auto Drochia.JPG|Drochia Bus Terminal File:Consiliu Raional Drochia si Bustul lui St.cel Mare.JPG|Drochia District Council and the monument of Stephen III of Moldavia File:Cladire cu oficii in Orasul Drochia.JPG|Office building File:Monumentul lui Mihai Eminescu in Orasul Drochia.JPG|Monument of Mihai Eminescu
References
References
- (2017). "Characteristics – Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)". [[National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova]].
- "Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor 2024: Caracteristici etnoculturale ale populației". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang.
- "2014 Moldova Census of Population and Housing". National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova }} {{in lang.
- (5 December 2013). "Chisinau Recognizes Romanian As Official Language". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
- (2023-03-16). "Moldovan parliament approves law on Romanian language". Reuters.
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