Beșghioz
Beșghioz
Beşgöz | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 46°07′08″N 28°52′31″E / 46.11889°N 28.87528°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| Autonomous Region | Gagauzia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolai Gotișan (Independent) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,466 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Beșghioz (Gagauz: Beşgöz) is a commune and village in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 3,391 people. 93% of its population are Gagauz. Minorities included 76 Russians, 66 Bulgarians, and 46 Moldovans.
Its geographical coordinates are 46° 7' 18" North, 28° 52' 20" East.
The former governor (or başkan) of Gagauzia (2006-2015), Mihail Formuzal, was born in Beșghioz in 1959.