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Suruceni
Commune and village
A view from the edge of Suruceni towards the town.
SuruceniLocation in Moldova
Coordinates: 46°59′N 28°40′E / 46.983°N 28.667°E / 46.983; 28.667
Country	Moldova
District	Ialoveni District
Government
• Mayor	Sergiu Gorceac (PAS)
Area
• Total	2.18 km (0.84 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,995
• Density	1,400/km (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Suruceni is a village in Ialoveni District, Moldova, 22 km to the west from Chișinău. It sits on the bank of two retention basins called Lake Nimoreni, and Lake Suruceni. The village borders the Dănceni, Nimoreni, Chișinau, and Văsieni localities.

It has been the site, since 1785, of Suruceni Monastery of St George, a community of Orthodox nuns. The sisters farm land on the edge of the village, and maintain two monastic churches which are open to the public at certain times.

Sport

FC Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni was based in the village until its dissolution.

Notable people

• Ion Suruceanu, a Moldovan singer.
• Nicolae Suruceanu, a Bessarabian politician.
• Vasile Ciorăscu, a Bessarabian politician

References

1. "Alegerea Primarului Local. 05.11.2023. Circumscripția electorală sătească Suruceni". Comisia Electorală Centrală. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-28. (in Romanian)
2. "Suruceni: Open Street Map". 4 November 2024. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
3. 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 2017-05-01.
4. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)

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