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The city is the administrative center of Cahul District; it also administers one village, Cotihana. As of 2014 census, the city has had a population of 30,018.Table of Contents       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Etymology and names[edit]History[edit]Climate[edit]Demographics[edit]Culture[edit]Media[edit]Tourism[edit]Education[edit]Transport[edit]Road[edit]Rail[edit]Air[edit]Twin towns \u2013 sister cities[edit]Consulates in Cahul[edit]Notable people[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Etymology and names[edit]The city of Cahul (Russian: \u041a\u0430\u0433\u0443\u043b, romanized:\u00a0Kagul, Bulgarian: \u041a\u0430\u0445\u0443\u043b, romanized:\u00a0Kahul) is believed to have been inhabited for many centuries, although it has had a number of different names over the years \u2013 the name Scheia (Old Romanian for “Bulgarian”) was recorded in 1502, and the name Frumoasa (“Beautiful” in Romanian) was recorded in 1716. The modern name was given to the settlement after the Battle of Kagul, which was fought nearby.History[edit]  Cathedral of the Holy Archangel Mihail (1837)The city’s location had made it a frequent battleground for a number of armies, with possession of frequently switching between countries such as Principality of Moldavia, Russian Empire, Ottoman Empire.The city was a part of the Moldavia before 1812, then Russia from 1812 to 1856, then again Moldavia\/Romanian Principalities (1856\u20131878), then Russia again (1878\u20131918), then Romania again (1918\u20131940), then the Soviet Union (1940\u20131941), then again Romania, the Soviet Union again (1944\u20131991) and finally Moldova (1991 to the present).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Apart from the battles that have been fought over it, Cahul is also known for its thermal spas and for its folk music.Climate[edit]Cahul has a humid continental-type climate (K\u00f6ppen climate classification “Dfb” \u2013 summer wetter than winter, European subtype) with  four distinct seasons. Average monthly precipitation ranges from about 28\u00a0mm (1.1\u00a0in) in October to 76\u00a0mm (3\u00a0in) in June.Climate data for Cahul, MoldovaMonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYearAverage high \u00b0C (\u00b0F)0.2(32.4)1.8(35.2)7.9(46.2)15.9(60.6)21.6(70.9)25.0(77.0)26.8(80.2)26.5(79.7)22.6(72.7)15.9(60.6)8.5(47.3)2.6(36.7)14.6(58.3)Average low \u00b0C (\u00b0F)\u22125.7(21.7)\u22123.7(25.3)\u22120.2(31.6)5.6(42.1)11.1(52.0)14.5(58.1)16.0(60.8)15.7(60.3)11.9(53.4)6.6(43.9)1.9(35.4)\u22122.7(27.1)5.9(42.6)Average precipitation mm (inches)36(1.4)39(1.5)33(1.3)41(1.6)56(2.2)76(3.0)66(2.6)56(2.2)48(1.9)28(1.1)38(1.5)40(1.6)557(21.9)Average precipitation days121310101111108771112122Source: World Weather Information Service[3]Demographics[edit]As of 1920, the population was estimated to be 12,000. Groups settled in the area included Romanians, Jewish, Germans, Bulgarians, and Greeks.[4]Historical populationYearPop.\u00b1%1930 10,437\u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01959 16,068+54.0%1970 26,572+65.4%1979 32,695+23.0%1989 42,904+31.2%2004 35,488\u221217.3%2014 30,018\u221215.4%In 2004 there were 35,488 people living within the city of Cahul (making it the sixth largest city in Moldova) and 1,317 people within Cotihana.[5] Of the 30,018 living in the city according to the 2014 Moldovan Census, 56.1% are Moldovans, 10.7% Russians, 6.8% Ukrainians, 4.9% Bulgarians, 4.4% Romanians, and 2.1% ethnic Gagauz (there is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians).Culture[edit]  Cahul is home to the Cahul Musical-Drama Theatre, Cahul History Museum, and other public institutions and monuments. Every two years, at the beginning of July, in Cahul takes place an important folk music festival, “Nuf\u0103rul Alb” (“White waterlilies”).Media[edit]Tourism[edit]Cahul is also a destination as spa and health resort. The city and surrounding areas are richest with mineral springs enriched with bromine and iodine. The “Nuf\u0103rul Alb” Balneotherapy and Well-being Centre consists of hospital, hotel and entertaining spots. Cahul has a tourist information point located at the Piata Horelor.Education[edit]Cahul is home to the State University of Cahul, opened in 1999 and named after Romanian writer and philologist Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu. The university is made up of 3 faculties (Philology \u2013 History, Law \u2013 Public Administration and Business \u2013 Computer Science \u2013 Mathematics) with around 2,150 students.The city has the team of FC Cahul-2005 who play in Moldovan “A” Division. The club won 4 times the Divizia B in 2006\u201307, 2012\u201313, 2014\u201315 and 2016\u201317. In the city plays also the club FC Speran\u021ba Crihana Veche.Transport[edit]Road[edit]Cahul is connected by national roads with Chi\u0219in\u0103u, Giurgiule\u0219ti, Oancea (Romania) and Reni (Ukraine). Cahul is also a border checkpoint to Romania.Rail[edit]The railway station serves the city and is operated by Moldovan Railways. It provides direct rail connections to Chi\u0219in\u0103u.Air[edit]The city is served by the Cahul International Airport located 8\u00a0km south-east of the city centre. Currently, the airport has no scheduled flights.Twin towns \u2013 sister cities[edit]Cahul is twinned with:Consulates in Cahul[edit]In Cahul is located one of the two Consulates General of Romania in Moldova. On 2 November 2009 the President of Romania Traian B\u0103sescu has signed the decrees on opening of Romanian general consulat in Cahul. “The opening of the Romanian consulates in B\u0103l\u021bi and Cahul will be beneficial for the Moldovan people, who have encountered economic and time-related problems as they have to travel to the consulate in Chi\u0219in\u0103u,” Moldova’s Foreign Minister Iurie Leanc\u0103 said, commenting on the B\u0103sescu’s decree.[6]Romania asked the approval for the opening of the consulate as early as in 2006, in order to easy thus the process of granting visas to the Moldovan citizens more easily, after Romania’s accession with the European Union on 1 January 2007.[7] Initially, the communist authorities in Chi\u015fin\u0103u gave their approval for the opening of the two consular offices, but they later came with the condition Romania to accept two consular offices of the Republic of Moldova on its territory too, in Ia\u015fi and Constan\u0163a. Moreover, the former communist rule in Chi\u015fin\u0103u conditioned the signing of the small border traffic agreement on the signing of the Basic Political Treaty between the two countries and also of the agreement referring to the delimitation of the border.[8][9]On 28 January 2010, Traian B\u0103sescu visited the future headquarters of the Romanian consulate in Cahul.[10] Speaking about the opening of the two Romanian consulates in B\u0103l\u021bi and Cahul, B\u0103sescu said that the consulate in Cahul could be opened in 2\u20133 weeks.[11]The consulate has 17 employees:[12] Consul General, two consuls, two main consular officers, six major referers, two drivers, two skilled workers and two guards. The Consul General is Ms. Anca Corfu.[13]Notable people[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cahul.     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