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Botoșani County

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Country
  
Romania

Historic region
  
Moldavia

Area rank
  
29th in Romania

Area
  
4,986 km²

Capital
  
Botoșani

Development region
  
Nord-Est

Capital city (Reședință de județ)
  
Botoșani

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Population
  
412,626 (2011)

Team
  
FC Botoșani

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Points of interest
  
Monument istoric, Parcul Mihai Eminescu, Casa memorială Mihai Emi, Casa Memorială Nicolae I, Muzeul de Științele Naturii di

Destinations
  
Botoșani, Dorohoi, Mihai Eminescu, Bucecea, Darabani

Botoșani ([botoˈʃanʲ]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia (few villages in Bukovina), with the capital city at Botoșani.

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Map of Boto%C8%99ani County, Romania

Demographics

As of October 31, 2011, it had a population of 412,626 and the population density was 83/km2.

  • Romanians – 94.1%
  • Romani – 1%
  • Ukrainians – 0.2%
  • Lipovans – 0.1%
  • Other ethnicities – 0.1%
  • Unknown ethnicity – 4.6%

    • Geography

  • it is situated between Siret and Prut, in the north-east part of the county, Ukraine in the north and Moldova in the east. At the west and south it has borders with the Suceava County and Iași County.
  • it has a total area of 4,986 km2 (2.1% of the Romanian territory).
  • the relief is a high plain, between the valleys of the Siret River, the Prut River and its affluent the Jijia River.
  • temperate climate, influenced by the eastern air masses of the continent.

    • Neighbours

  • Republic of Moldova in the East – Edineț Raion.
  • Suceava County in the West.
  • Ukraine in the North – Chernivtsi Oblast.
  • Iași County in the South.

    • Economy

    This is a predominantly agricultural county.

    The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Textile industry
  • Food industry
  • Electrical components industry
  • Glass and porcelain industry

    • At Stânca-Costești there is one of the greatest hydroelectric power plants in Romania.

    Politics

    The Botoșani County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 33 counselors, with the following party composition:

    Administrative divisions

    Botoșani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 71 communes

  • Municipalities
  • Botoșani – capital city; population: 106,847 (as of 2011)
  • Dorohoi
  • Towns
  • Bucecea
  • Darabani
  • Flămânzi
  • Săveni
  • Ștefănești

    • People

    Natives of the county include:

  • Mihai Eminescu
  • George Enescu
  • Nicolae Iorga
  • Ștefan Luchian
  • Grigore Antipa

    • References

    Botoșani County Wikipedia
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