Fălești

Fălești is a city and the administrative center of Fălești District, Moldova. The population at the 2004 census was 14,931.

History
The town had an important Jewish community before World War II, 51% of the total population. The Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the population of Fălești amounted to 12,074 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 14,931 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 5,644 were men and 6,430 were women.

Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* ''Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name Romanian. ''

Climate
On 7 August 2012, Fălești recorded a temperature of 42.4 C, which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Moldova.

Notable people

 * Ion Păscăluță