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24-544: The Căușeni District was the first district of Moldova to be recorded in 1455. The next localities of the region to be recorded were: Zaim , Cîrnățeni , Fîrlădeni , but not until the period 1535–1573. In the 16th-18th centuries, intensive agriculture and wine-making industries developed and population grew as a consequence. In 1761, in Căuşeni city, the Assumption Church was built with beautiful painted frescoes on

48-731: A Title 31 model, and 74 amateur artistic groups with a total of 1200 participants. There is a School of Arts in Căușeni city, a school of Music in both Căinari and Copanca , a museum of history and ethnography of Căușeni, the " Alexei Mateevici House Museum" in Zaim, and in Cainari, a Museum of history and ethnography in Copanca, and 45 public Libraries including 9 branches for children]. Health services are provided in Căușeni District through:

72-399: A general fund hospital with 292 beds, 19 Magnetic field imaging (MFI) units, 13 health centres , 5 health points, and 13 clinical diagnostic laboratories. 46°40′N 29°15′E  /  46.667°N 29.250°E  / 46.667; 29.250 Zaim, C%C4%83u%C8%99eni Zaim commune in a Căușeni District , Moldova , located 7 km from the district seat Căușeni . It

96-464: Is 23 °C (73 °F), and in January it is −4 °C (25 °F). Annual precipitation 450–550 mm. Average wind speed is 2–5 metres/second. Typical European fauna, with the presence of such mammals such as foxes , hedgehogs , deer , wild boar , polecat , wild cat , ermine . and others. Of birds there are: partridges , crows , eagles , starlings , swallows , and more. Forests of

120-492: Is 93,700 ha which is (80.5%) of the total land area. Of this agricultural land, the arable land occupies 70 600 ha (60.7%), of which there are 4,300 ha of orchards (3.7%) and 5,200 ha of vineyards (4.5%). The district operates 69 educational institutions, including institutions of secondary education - 37 (14,960 students), kindergartens - 31 (3014 children), a creative center for children. Căușeni District has historically voted mainly for right-wing parties . In Moldova

144-403: Is an open-air none recycled water hydroponics relationship. The below described circumstances are not in perspective, have limited duration, and have a tendency to accumulate trace materials in soil that either there or elsewhere cause deoxygenation. The use of vast amounts of fertilizer may have unintended consequences for the environment by devastating rivers, waterways, and river endings through

168-478: Is composed of three villages: Marianca de Sus, Zaim and Zaim station. As of the 2014 Moldovan Census , it had a population of 4,281, of whom 3,807 are Moldovans , 368 Romanians , 27 Russians , 12 Ukrainians , and 67 other/undeclared. The dominant language is Romanian . Zaim is well known in Moldova as the home village of Alexei Mateevici , a famous Bessarabian poet and national activist. Mateevici's house

192-578: Is currently a museum. In Zaim there is also a Museum of the Spirit of Southern Moldova , that includes exhibits of a number of artists and writers with origins in southern Bessarabia . This Căușeni District location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arable land Arable land (from the Latin : arabilis , "able to be ploughed ") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops. Alternatively, for

216-462: Is not arable according to the FAO definition above includes: Other non-arable land includes land that is not suitable for any agricultural use. Land that is not arable, in the sense of lacking capability or suitability for cultivation for crop production, has one or more limitations – a lack of sufficient freshwater for irrigation, stoniness, steepness, adverse climate, excessive wetness with

240-434: Is the seawater greenhouse , which desalinates water through evaporation and condensation using solar energy as the only energy input. This technology is optimized to grow crops on desert land close to the sea. The use of artifices does not make the land arable. Rock still remains rock, and shallow – less than 6 feet (1.8 metres) – turnable soil is still not considered toilable. The use of artifice

264-416: Is unsuitable for cultivation, yet such land has value for grazing of livestock. In British Columbia, Canada, 41 percent of the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve area is unsuitable for the production of cultivated crops, but is suitable for uncultivated production of forage usable by grazing livestock. Similar examples can be found in many rangeland areas elsewhere. Land incapable of being cultivated for

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288-558: Is vulnerable to land degradation and some types of un-arable land can be enriched to create useful land. Climate change and biodiversity loss , are driving pressure on arable land. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in 2013, the world's arable land amounted to 1.407 billion hectares, out of a total of 4.924 billion hectares of land used for agriculture. Agricultural land that

312-590: The 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact , Bessarabia was occupied by the USSR in June 1940. In 1991 as a result of the proclamation of the Independence of Moldova , part of Căușeni District joined with Tighina County (1991–2003). In 2003 the district became an administrative unit of Moldova. Căușeni District is located in the southern part of Moldova. It is bordered by the following districts: Ialoveni and Anenii Noi in

336-437: The accumulation of non-degradable toxins and nitrogen-bearing molecules that remove oxygen and cause non-aerobic processes to form. Examples of infertile non-arable land being turned into fertile arable land include: One of the impacts of land degradation is that it can diminish the natural capacity of the land to store and filter water leading to water scarcity . Human-induced land degradation and water scarcity are increasing

360-491: The amount of land that is potentially cultivable. A more concise definition appearing in the Eurostat glossary similarly refers to actual rather than potential uses: "land worked (ploughed or tilled) regularly, generally under a system of crop rotation ". In Britain, arable land has traditionally been contrasted with pasturable land such as heaths , which could be used for sheep-rearing but not as farmland . Arable land

384-436: The desert, hydroponics , fertilizer, nitrogen fertilizer, pesticides , reverse osmosis water processors, PET film insulation or other insulation against heat and cold, digging ditches and hills for protection against the wind, and installing greenhouses with internal light and heat for protection against the cold outside and to provide light in cloudy areas. Such modifications are often prohibitively expensive. An alternative

408-540: The district are composed of tree species such as oak , ash , hornbeam , linden , maple , walnut and others. Other common plants are: wormwood , knotweed , fescue , and nettle . Căușeni district is located in the Dniester River basin, whose main tributary is the Botna River (152 km). Most lakes are artificial in origin. As of 1 January 2012, the district population was 92,000, of which 26.5%

432-608: The district is represented by the Alliance for European Integration (AEI). The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) has seen a continuous fall in the percentage of the vote during the last three elections. During the last three elections the vote for the AEI has grown from 11,179 votes to 20,140 votes representing an increase of 80%. In the Căușeni District there are: 37 houses of culture, several folk bands with

456-405: The impracticality of drainage, excessive salts, or a combination of these, among others. Although such limitations may preclude cultivation, and some will in some cases preclude any agricultural use, large areas unsuitable for cultivation may still be agriculturally productive. For example, United States NRCS statistics indicate that about 59 percent of US non-federal pasture and unforested rangeland

480-604: The inside walls. In 1812, after the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) , Bessarabia was occupied by the Russian Empire until 1917. During this period there was an intense Russification of the native population. In 1918, after the collapse of the Russian Empire , Bessarabia united with Romania . From 1918–1940 and again from 1941–1944 during the German occupation, the district became part of Tighina County . After

504-559: The north, Slobozia District in the east, Ștefan Vodă District in the south-east, bordering in the south with Ukraine , and Cimișlia District in the west. The relief of the land is mostly flat, with maximum altitudes of 220–230 metres. The minimum altitude is 20–30 metres on the Lower Dniester plain. The land has a low intensity of erosion. The district has a continental climate with an annual average district temperature of 11 °C (52 °F). The July average temperature

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528-402: The production of crops can sometimes be converted to arable land. New arable land makes more food and can reduce starvation . This outcome also makes a country more self-sufficient and politically independent, because food importation is reduced. Making non-arable land arable often involves digging new irrigation canals and new wells, aqueducts, desalination plants, planting trees for shade in

552-478: The purposes of agricultural statistics, the term often has a more precise definition: Arable land is the land under temporary agricultural crops (multiple-cropped areas are counted only once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture , land under market and kitchen gardens and land temporarily fallow (less than five years). The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for 'Arable land' are not meant to indicate

576-489: Was urban and 73.5% was rural population Footnote : * There is an ongoing controversy regarding the ethnic identification of Moldovans and Romanians. The main economic activities of the district are agriculture and manufacturing. Currently there are 15,721 registered companies in the district. The different types of manufacturing that predominate are: wine-making, processing of milk, bakery products, and other industries based on local raw materials . Total Agricultural land

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