Șipca, Transnistria
Șipca
Шипка (Russian) Шипка (Ukrainian) | |
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| Coordinates: 47°9′59″N 29°30′19″E / 47.16639°N 29.50528°E | |
| Country (de jure) | Moldova |
| Country (de facto) | Transnistria |
| Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Șipca (Moldovan Cyrillic: Шипка; Russian: Шипка, romanized: Shipka; Ukrainian: Шипка, romanized: Shypka) is a commune in the Grigoriopol sub-district of Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Șipca and Vesioloe (Веселе, Весёлое). It is currently under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic.
According to the 2004 census, the population of the commune was 2,293 inhabitants, of which 662 (28.87%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 1,479 (64.5%) Ukrainians and 118 (5.14%) Russians.