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Soroca | |
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Soroca Fort and Soroca | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Soroca | |
| Coordinates: 48°10′N 28°18′E / 48.167°N 28.300°E | |
| Country |  Moldova |
| County | Soroca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lilia Pilipețchi (PSRM) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 22,196 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | MD-3001 |
| Area code | +373 230 |
| Website | Official website |
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Soroca is a city and municipality[2] in Moldova, situated on the Dniester River about 160 km (99 mi) north of Chișinău. It is the administrative center of the Soroca District. Before the Holocaust, most of the population was Jewish.
- ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova (in Romanian)