Goian, Transnistria

Goian
Гояны (Russian)
Гояни (Ukrainian)
Goian
Coordinates: 47°22′40″N 29°9′47″E / 47.37778°N 29.16306°E / 47.37778; 29.16306
Country (de jure) Moldova
Country (de facto) Transnistria
Government
  MayorBronici Fiodor Ivanovici
Area
  Total
34 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2004)
616
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Goian (Moldovan Cyrillic: Гоян, Russian: Гояны, romanized: Goyany, Ukrainian: Гояни, romanized: Hoyany) is a commune in Transnistria, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Goian and Iagorlîc (Ягорлик, Ягорлык). It has since 1990 been administered as a part of the breakaway Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic.

According to the 2004 census, the village's population was 684, of which 612 (89.47%) were Moldovans (Romanians), 34 (4.97%) Ukrainians and 34 (4.97%) Russians.