Camenca is a town in Transnistria

Transnistria

Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...

, Moldova

Moldova

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. It is composed of the town itself, population 10,323, and the village of Solnecinoe (small).
Camenca is the seat of the Camenca sub-district.

The town is located at 48°1′N 28°43′E, on the Dniester

Dniester

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, in the north of Transnistria. In 1989 it had a population of 13,689. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria

2004 Census in Transnistria

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, the town itself has 10,323 inhabitants, including 5,296 Moldovans

Moldovans

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, 3,476 Ukrainians

Ukrainians

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, 1,305 Russians

Russians

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, 61 Belarusians

Belarusians

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, 42 Poles

Poles

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, 35 Bulgarians

Bulgarians

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, 32 Gagauzes

Gagauz people

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, 23 Germans

Germans

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, 10 Armenians

Armenians

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, 8 Jews

Jews

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, 3 Gypsies, and 32 others.

The mayor is Valerian Runkovsky.

External links

• Eco-tourism in Eastern Europe, Camenca Kamionka (Camenca) in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (1882)
• Kamenka info, photos
• Map