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Mingir
Commune
From the top, View over Mingir, Saint Nicholas church, The Memorial Complex
FlagCoat of arms
MingirLocation in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°40′N 28°20′E / 46.667°N 28.333°E / 46.667; 28.333
Country	Moldova
District	Hîncești District
Area
• Total	75.91 km (29.31 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population
• Total	4,872
• Density	64/km (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 269

Mingir is a commune in Hîncești District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Mingir and Semionovca. During the 1990s, the poor Mingir village became a central source to an international organ trafficking business.

Notable people

• Valeriu Lazăr
• Nicolae Gribincea
• Tudor Casapu

Bibliography

• Lupanciuc, Iacob, Comuna Mingir: File de istorie, Chișinău, Editura Universul, 2004, ISBN 978-9975-944-75-5

References

1. Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
2. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
3. "BBC NEWS | Europe | Moldova's desperate organ donors". BBC. 2003-05-21. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

External links

• FILE DIN ISTORIA SATULUI MINGIR

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