Sectorul Botanica

Sectorul Botanica is one of the five sectors in , the capital of . Botanica is the most populous and one of the more scenic districts in Chișinău; it hosts a zoo and a botanical garden.
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  • Type: Suburb with 145,000 residents
  • Description: sector of Chișinău, Moldova
  • Also known as: “Botanica” and “Советский район”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ciuflea Monastery and Chișinău railway station.

Church
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is a Moldovan Orthodox monastery located in , . It is dedicated to Saint Theodore of Amasea. is situated 3 km northwest of Sectorul Botanica.

Railway stop
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is the main railway station serving , . It is located at 1 Aleea Garii, not far from the centre of the city. is situated 3 km north of Sectorul Botanica.

Cemetery
Photo: Alexander Murvanidze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km north of Sectorul Botanica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Codru and Sectorul Centru.

Town
Photo: Ion Chibzii, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in municipality, , and the second-largest suburb of the capital after . It lies directly on the southwestern outskirts of Chișinău, separated from the city proper only by Grenoble Street. is situated 3½ km southwest of Sectorul Botanica.

Suburb
Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the five sectors in , the capital of . The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration. is situated 3½ km northwest of Sectorul Botanica.

Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
, pronounced "Kishinau" with "nau" as in the English word "now", is the capital of with a population of around 780,000 in the metro area, and 250,000 people coming each day for work and entertainment.

Sectorul Botanica

Latitude
46.9879° or 46° 59′ 17″ north
Longitude
28.86276° or 28° 51′ 46″ east
Population
145,000
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
8GRCXVQ7+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 262054852
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
618530
Wiki­data ID
Q894628
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Sectorul Botanica” goes by many names.
  • French: “quartier Botanica de Chișinău”
  • French: “Quartier Botanica de Chișinău”
  • German: “Botanica”
  • Italian: “Sectorul Botanica”
  • Italian: “Settore Botanica”
  • Japanese: “ボタニカ地区”
  • Lithuanian: “Botanika (Kišiniovas)”
  • Lithuanian: “Botanika”
  • Lithuanian: “Botanikos sektorius”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sektor Botanica”
  • Polish: “Botanica”
  • Portuguese: “Sectorul Botanica”
  • Romanian: “Botanica (sector)”
  • Romanian: “Botanica”
  • Romanian: “Pretura Botanica”
  • Romanian: “Sectorul Botanica”
  • Russian: “Ботаника (сектор Кишинева)”
  • Russian: “Ботаника (сектор Кишинэу)”
  • Russian: “Ботаника”
  • Spanish: “Sector Botanica”
  • Spanish: “Sectorul Botanica”
  • Ukrainian: “Ботаніка”

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