Cairaclia (Bulgarian: Кортен) is a village in Taraclia District, Moldova.Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) According to the 2024 Moldovan census the village has 1,154 people, 841 (72.9%) of them being Bulgarians, 172 (14.9%) Gagauz people and 57 (4.9%) Moldovans.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 settlement was founded in 1861 in the place of a tatar farmstead called Katerlyk. By 1877, there were 733 inhabitants in the village. In 1866 a stone church was built in the place of a wooden one.«Нерассказанные истории болгар в Кайраклии» Нерассказанные истории болгар в Кайракли 2024, p 4-6
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