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Beșghioz Beșgöz |
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| Commune | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′08″N 28°52′31″E / 46.11889°N 28.87528°E | |
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolai Gotișan (Independent) |
| Population (2014 census) | |
| • Total | 3,466 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Beșghioz (Gagauz: Beșgöz) is a commune and village in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. The 2004 census listed the commune as having a population of 3,391 people. 93% of its population are Gagauz. Minorities included 76 Russians, 66 Bulgarians, and 46 Moldovans.
Its geographical coordinates are 46° 7' 18" North, 28° 52' 20" East.
The current governor (or bașcan) of Gagauzia, Mihail Formuzal, elected to that post in December, 2006, was born in Beșghioz in 1959.
Coordinates: 46°07′N 28°52′E / 46.117°N 28.867°E