Svetlîi

Svetlîi
Svetlıy
Svetlîi
Coordinates: 46°00′59″N 28°33′58″E / 46.01639°N 28.56611°E / 46.01639; 28.56611
Country Moldova
DistrictGagauzia
Government
  MayorPavel Filceacov
Population
 (2014)
  Total
1,622
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Svetlîi (Gagauz: Svetlıy) is a commune in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Alexeevca and Svetlîi (Svetlıy). The 2004 census listed Svetlîi as having a population of 2,271 people. Gagauz represented 805 of those. Minorities included 326 Moldovans, 235 Russians, 319 Ukrainians, 549 Bulgarians, 1 Pole, 3 Roma and 33 'other nationality'. At the same census, Alexeevca had 388 people. Gagauz totaled 130. Minorities included 75 Moldovans, 36 Bulgarians, 49 Russians, 92 Ukrainians and 6 'other nationalities.'