Alava

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Moldova). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Alava is a commune in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Alava and Lazo.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Maria Bieșu

Moldovan opera singer (1935-2012)

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Dimitrie Dragomir

Bessarabian politician

I

Ion Ciontoloi

Moldovan politician

L

Ludmila Cristea

Moldovan freestyle wrestler

M

Mitrofan Cioban

Moldovan mathematician

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Boris Covali

Moldavian singer

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Viktor Afanasyev

Russian football player

Vitalie Butescu

Romanian painter

L

Leonid Doni

actor

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Elena Turcan

Moldavian association football player

Tatiana Șevciuc

Moldovan economist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Seen 2025-07-30

Iris × hybrida

Iris × hybrida

Seen 2021-05-27

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Seen 2011-06-13

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2011-06-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).