Mălăiești, Transnistria

Mălăiești (Romanian; Ukrainian: Малаєшти, Malayeshty, Russian: Малаешты, Malayeshty) is one of the larger communes in the Grigoriopol sub-district, in the disputed territory of Transnistria, internationally recognised as part of the Republic of Moldova. Its name is derived from Romanian "mălai", which means "millet or maize flour", with suffix -eşti. It is composed of two villages, Cernița (Черниця, Черница) and Mălăiești.[1]

Mălăiești
Малаешты (in Russian)
Малає́шти (in Ukrainian)
Commune
Mălăiești is located in Moldova
Mălăiești
Mălăiești
Coordinates: 46°58′53″N 29°32′54″E
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Notable natives
  • Vladimir Beșleagă, Moldovan writer
  • Boris Marian, journalist, from 2001 director of "Moldpres", the official press agency of Moldova
  • Mihail Grebencea, Soviet Mathematician, Number Theorist
  • Natalia Gavrilița (born 1977), Prime minister of Moldova

References
  1. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)

(in Romanian)

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