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Ungheni City Hall
Ungheni City is located in the central-western part of the Republic of Moldova, on the eastern bank of the Prut River. According to the latest census data (2016), it is the third largest city in the country, after Chisinau and Balti. The first documentary attestation of the locality: August 20, 1462, in a chrisov from Ștefan the Great, the original name (1462-1587) being Unghiul (Angle).
The city stretches for about 10 km along the border with Romania, being located at an altitude of 62 meters above sea level. The total area is 16.4 km². Population: approximately 32,000.
Ungheni is an important economic center, with a well-developed road network, one of the largest railway junctions in the Republic of Moldova, a free economic zone. In 2008, the locality was declared the youth capital of the Republic of Moldova.
In 2020, the “EU4Moldova: Key Regions” Program was launched in Ungheni, which marked a new beginning in the development of the city and neighboring localities.
The public administration operates according to the Regulation on the organization and operation of Ungheni City Hall, approved by Ungheni City Council on February 15, 2019.
The mayor, deputy-mayors, the secretary of the Ungheni City Council, together with the staff of the city hall, ensure the operative solution of the city’s problems, manage and respond to public affairs, in the interest of the inhabitants of Ungheni City.
Under the management of the City Hall are 7 early education institutions, the Palace of Culture, the schools of artistic
education, the Museum of History and Ethnography, the Sports School, etc. Among the municipal institutions that operate in
Ungheni are: “Apă-Canal”, “AVE-Ungheni” (waste disposal), “Comgaz-Plus” (production and distribution of gaseous fuel).
In the last decade, Ungheni City Hall has implemented over 50 projects, aimed at significantly improving the quality of citizens’ life. The investments reached hundreds of millions of lei. Investments have been made in road and pedestrian infrastructure, in water and sewage networks, in education, culture and leisure, in sports.
Among the latest achievements are: the rehabilitation of the Central Park “Micul Cluj”, the reconstruction of Independence Square and the City Hall Square, the reconstruction of the main aqueduct, the construction of about 20 km of water and sewage networks, the modernization of the street waste collection and transport system, the rehabilitation of land of sports, the capital repair of preschool institutions, the renovation and modernization of the multifunctional cultural center, the capital repair of access roads in the courtyards of multi-storey buildings, the construction of modern parking lots and waiting stations, the reconstruction and capital repair of dozens of kilometers of roads and sidewalks, the reconstruction and streamlining the street lighting system.
At the moment, new projects related to the rehabilitation of road and pedestrian infrastructure, the improvement of children’s education conditions, the expansion of water and sewage networks, sustainable economic growth actions through tourism are being implemented etc.
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