Cantemir (Romanian pronunciation: [kanteˈmir]) is a town in Moldova. It is the administrative center of Cantemir District.

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Cantemir
Town
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Cantemir Location within Moldova
Coordinates: 46°16′N 28°13′E
Country	Moldova
County	Cantemir District
Elevation	53 m (174 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	3,429
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+373 273
Climate	Cfb

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According to the 2014 census, the population of Cantemir amounted to 3,429 inhabitants, a decrease compared to the previous census in 2004, when 3,872 inhabitants were registered. Of these, 1,631 were men and 1,798 were women.^[2]

Footnotes:

* There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians.

* Moldovan language is one of the two local names for the Romanian language in Moldova. In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova interpreted that Article 13 of the constitution is superseded by the Declaration of Independence,^[5] thus giving official status to the name Romanian.^[6][7]