Bender
city in Transnistria, Republic of Moldova
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Summary
Bender is a city[1]. Bender ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,344 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Bender Municipality[3], Transnistria[4]
- Country: Moldova[5], Transnistria[6]
- Head of government: Roman Ivanchenko[7]
- Instance of: municipality of Moldova[8]
- Flag: flag of Bender[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Beira[10], Cavriago[11], Dubăsari[12], Montesilvano[13], Ochamchire[14], Ceadîr-Lunga[15]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Bender[16]
- Postal code: MD-3200[17]
- Part of: Bender Municipality[18]
- Commons category: Bender[19]
- Licence plate code: А — —[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[21], UTC+03:00[22]
- Inception: 1408[23]
- Significant event: Skirmish at Bender[24], Siege of Bender[25], Battle of Tighina[26], Battle of Bender[27]
- Official website: https://bendery.gospmr.org/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bender, Moldova[29]
- Population: 91,882[30], 76,158[31], 83,200[32], 130,000[33], 72,000[34], 137,000[35], 110,200[36], 36,000[37]
- Time of earliest written record: October 6, 1408[38]
- Office held by head of government: Q121879273[39]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[43], Geographical statistical dictionary of the Russian Empire[44], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[45], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[46], Enciclopedia României[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[49], Great dictionary of geographical names[50], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 3)[51]
- Capital of: Bender Municipality[52]
- Official name: Бендери[53]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bender[54]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bender[55]
- Native label: Бендеры[56], Tighina[57]
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Physical Characteristics
Bender covers an area of 97.29 km²[58]. Bender sits at an elevation of 15 m[59].
Why It Matters
Bender has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Bender is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]