Telenești

Telenești
Telenești
Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 47°30′10″N 28°22′0″E / 47.50278°N 28.36667°E / 47.50278; 28.36667
CountryMoldova
Raion (district)Telenești
Area
  Total
536 km2 (207 sq mi)
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
7,227
  Density13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Telenești (Romanian pronunciation: [teleˈneʃtʲ]) is a city in Moldova, located 91 kilometres to the north of the capital city, Chișinău. Telenești is the administrative center of the eponymous district. Three villages are administered by the city: Mihălașa, Mihălașa Nouă and Izvoraș. As of 2004, it had a population of 6,855, 89 percent of whom were Moldovan.