Chiriet-Lunga () is a commune and village in the Ceadîr-Lunga district, Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. According to the 2024 Moldovan census the commune has 1,251 people, 1,138 (90.96%) of them being Gagauz.https://statistica.gov.md/en/statistic_indicator_details/60 Final Results of the Population and Housing Census 2024 - Population and Housing Census 2024: Ethno-cultural Characteristics (in Romanian)
History The village was initially settled in by the Gagauz in 1794, the families came from Bulgaria and founded the village near the settlement of the Tatar Kiriyet tribe. Only after the 1830s the name was modified to be Chiriet-Lunga. In 1861 the St. Nicolai Church was built with the contributions from the locals.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities Chiriet-Lunga is twinned with:
Serpneve, Ukraine;
Notable people People from Chiriet-Lunga include: (born 1953), Gagauz publicist and activist (1922–2006), Gagauz poet and writer (1895–1970) Gagauz writer and teacher Dmitri Todoroglo (born 1944), Moldovan Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, 2001–2005
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