Drochia

Drochia
Drochia
Flag Coat of arms
Drochia Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 48°2′N 27°45′E / 48.033°N 27.750°E / 48.033; 27.750
Country	Moldova
District	Drochia District
Established	1777
Government
• Mayor	Cereteu Nina (PN), since 2015
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	13,150
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	MD-52xx
Area code	+373 252 xx x xx
Climate	Dfb

Drochia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdroki.ja]) is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km (108.4 mi) north of the national capital, Chișinău, and 67 km (42 mi) north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters. The population at the 2004 census was 16,606.

The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).