Văleni, Cahul

Văleni
Village
Văleni is located in Cahul
Văleni
Văleni
Location of village within Moldova
Coordinates: 45°38′26″N 28°10′35″E / 45.64056°N 28.17639°E / 45.64056; 28.17639
Country Moldova
DistrictCahul District
Government
 • MayorSilvia Știrbeț
Population
 (2014 census)[1]
 • Total
3,020
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Văleni is a village in southwestern Cahul District, Moldova, about 25 km (16 mi) to the north of Galați.[2]

Notable people

  • Gheorghe Vodă (1934 in Văleni – 2007 in Chişinău) was a writer from Moldova.
  • Lidia - known also as Boonika (meaning grandma) - she became famous in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2005 by banging the drum on the Moldovan entry, which took sixth place! "Boonika Bate Doba" ("Grandmamma Beats the Drum-a") was performed in English and Romanian by Zdob și Zdub

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 u was (CUATM) (in Romanian)


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