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Coordinates: 46°37′N 29°55′E / 46.617°N 29.917°E / 46.617; 29.917
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Dnestrovsc
Днестро́вск
Дністро́вськ
Flag of Dnestrovsc
Coat of arms of Dnestrovsc
Dnestrovsc is located in Moldova
Dnestrovsc
Dnestrovsc
Location of Dnestrovsc in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°37′20″N 29°54′38″E / 46.62222°N 29.91056°E / 46.62222; 29.91056
CountryMoldova
self-proclaimed stateTransnistria[1]
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
10,436
ClimateCfb

Dnestrovsc (Template:Lang-ro; Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-uk) is a town in southern Transnistria, Moldova, near the border with Ukraine. It is at the shores of the Cuciurgan Reservoir and is home to the Kuchurgan power station, also known as Moldavskaya GRES.

It is a company town which was founded in early Soviet times by the establishment of a large power plant, Moldavskaya GRES, today owned by Inter RAO UES.

At the 1989 census, Dnestrovsc has a population of 14,876. At the 2004 census it had ca. 11,200 inhabitants.

46°37′N 29°55′E / 46.617°N 29.917°E / 46.617; 29.917

  1. ^ Transnistria's political status is disputed. It considers itself to be an independent state, but this is not recognised by any UN member state. The Moldovan government and the international community consider Transnistria a part of Moldova's territory.