Ialoveni

Ialoveni is a city in the Republic of Moldova situated 10 km from Chișinău. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District.

History
On 25 March 1977 the settlement was named to Kutuzov, and also its status was changed to urban-type settlement. In 1989, after Moldova gained suveranity, on citizens' demand, the locality re-took its old name – Ialoveni. Since 7 December 1994 Ialoveni has status of city/town (oraş).

Demographics
According to the 2014 census, the population of Ialoveni amounted to 12,515 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 15,041 inhabitants were registered. 5,968 were men and 6,547 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 In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence, thus giving official status to the name Romanian. ''

Twin towns – sister cities
Ialoveni is twinned with:


 * 🇮🇹 Force, Italy
 * 🇷🇴 Ineu, Romania
 * 🇵🇱 Lesznowola, Poland
 * 🇮🇹 Montefortino, Italy
 * 🇷🇴 Pașcani, Romania
 * 🇰🇷 Pocheon, South Korea
 * 🇧🇬 Radnevo, Bulgaria
 * 🇸🇰 Senec, Slovakia
 * 🇷🇴 Tomești, Romania
 * 🇷🇴 Topraisar, Romania