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| Country |
Romania |
| Development region1 |
Nord-Est |
| Historic region |
Moldavia |
| Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ) |
Botoşani |
| Government |
| - Type |
County Board |
| - President of the County Board |
Constantin Conţac |
| - Prefect2 |
Gheorghe Sorescu |
| Area |
| - Total |
4,986 km² (1,925. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Nord-Est ( North East) is a development region in Romania. Counties The Nord-Est region is made up of the following counties Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /boto'ʃanʲ/ (population 119132 is the capital city of Botoşani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) |
| - Total |
452,834 |
| - Density |
91/km² (235. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi) |
| Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code |
71wxyz3 |
| Area code(s) |
+40 x314 |
| Car Plates |
BT5 |
1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time Postal codes were first introduced in Romania in 1974. Beginning with 1 May 2003, postal codes have six digits and represent addresses to street A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Country Code: 40 Access code 0. As of 2002 the area codes are county codes The standard Romanian License plate consists of a blue vertical strip (the European strip on the left side of the plate displaying the 12 stars of the Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania They where formed just to attract funds from the European Union
2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned to have any political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps
3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc. Romtelecom is the largest Telecommunications company in Romania; the majority of shares are held by the Greek telecommunications company OTE (54 An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by ), and the ones used outside the county |
Website: County Board
County Prefecture |
Botoşani (IPA: [bo.to.'ʃanʲ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoşani. A judeţ /ʒu'deʦ/ is an Administrative division in Romania and was also used for some time in Moldova. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /boto'ʃanʲ/ (population 119132 is the capital city of Botoşani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania
Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km². See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume
- Romanians - (98%)[1]
- Russians, Ukrainians and Rromas. The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins
| Year |
County population[2] |
| 1948 |
385,236 |
| 1956 |
428,050 |
| 1966 |
452,406 |
| 1977 |
451,217 |
| 1992 |
461,305 |
| 2002 |
452,834 |
Geography
- it is situated between Siret and Prut, in the north-east part of the county, Ukraine in the north and Moldavian Republic in the east. At the west and south it has borders with the Suceava County and Iaşi County.
- it has 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 it's affluent the Jijia River. The Siret River ( Ukrainian: Серет, Russian: Сирет, Hungarian: Szeret) is a River that rises Prut, or Pruth, (Прут is a 953 km long river in Eastern Europe. Jijia is a river in the Moldavia region of Romania. It rises in Ukraine at an altitude of 410 metres flows south in Botoşani County through
- temperate climate, influenced by the eastern air masses of the continent.
Neighbours
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- Republic of Moldova in the East - Edineţ Raion. Alba ('alba Hungarian: Fehér) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Alba Iulia Arad (a'rad Hungarian: Arad, Serbian: Arad/Арад) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with Bacău (ba'kəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with its capital city at Bacău. Bihor (bi'hor in Hungarian: Bihar (bi'har is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Crişana, with capital city at Oradea Bistriţa-Năsăud ('bistriʦa nə'səud Hungarian: Beszterce-Naszód) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, Braşov ((bra'ʃov Hungarian: Brassó) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Braşov Brăila (brə'ila is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Brăila. Buzău (bu'zəu is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău. Caraş-Severin ('karaʃ seve'rin Serbian: Караш Северин Karaš Severin, Croatian: Karaš-Severin; Hungarian: Călăraşi (cələ'raʃʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călăraşi. Cluj (kluʒ Hungarian: Kolozs) is a County ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca Constanţa (kon'stanʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanţa. Covasna (ko'vasna Kovászna is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe. Dâmboviţa (also spelt Dîmboviţa (deprecated and incorrect but tolerated 'dɨm Dolj (dolʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova (population 314437 Galaţi (ga'laʦʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region with the capital city at Galaţi. Giurgiu (ʤjurʤju is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu. Gorj (gorʒ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Târgu Jiu. Harghita (har'gita Judeţul Harghita Hargita megye is a county ( Judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat Hunedoara (hune'dwara Hungarian: Hunyad) is a county (Judeţ of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Deva. Ialomiţa (jalo'miʦa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Iaşi (jaʃʲ is a county (judeţ of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Iaşi. Maramureş (mara'mureʃ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the Maramureş region Mehedinţi (mehe'dinʦi is a county ( judeţ) of Romania, in the historical provinces of Oltenia (mostly and Banat (a little part in the Neamţ (neamʦ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamţ. Olt (olt is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia (both regions are separated by the Prahova ('prahova is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti. Satu Mare County ('satu 'mare Judeţul Satu Mare Szatmár megye is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania. Sălaj (sə'laʒ Hungarian: Szilágy) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with Sibiu (si'bju Hungarian: Szeben) is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Transylvania, with the capital city Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava Teleorman redirects here For the river see Teleorman River. Teleorman (te Timiş ('timiʃ Hungarian: Temes, Serbian: Tamiš/Тамиш, Banat Bulgarian: Timiš) is a county ( Judeţ Tulcea (tulʧa is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Dobruja, with the capital city at Tulcea. Vaslui ('vasluj is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui. Vâlcea (also spelt Vîlcea; 'vɨlʧea is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Vrancea ('vranʧea is a county ( Judeţ) in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Edineţ is a town in the north of Moldova. It has a population of about 20000 and is administrative center of the district(raion of the same name
- Suceava County in the West. Suceava (su'ʧava is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava
- Ukraine in the North - Chernivtsi Oblast. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Chernivtsi Oblast (Чернівецька область translit
- Iaşi County in the South. Iaşi (jaʃʲ is a county (judeţ of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Iaşi.
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-Costeşti there is one of the greatest hydroelectrical power plants in Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
Tourism
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
- The city of Botoşani with:
- Art galeries Ştefan Luchian - it is the art section of the county museum. Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /boto'ʃanʲ/ (population 119132 is the capital city of Botoşani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania Ştefan Luchian ( February 1, 1868 &ndash June 28, 1916) was a Romanian painter famous for his landscapes and Still It has art masterpieces of Ştefan Lucian, Octav Băncilă and the contemporan work of Ligia Macovei(the best ilusrator of Mihai Eminescu's poetry, sculptures signed by Octav Băncilă and Dan Covataru.
- County library "Mihai Eminescu" - known also as the "Moscovici house" an arhitectural jewel, build in the late XIX-th century, containing arhitectural elements from the French and the German architecture.
- Memorial museum "Octav Onicescu" - that dates from 1995. It is dedicated to the mathematician with the same name. The exhibition is composed of books, diplomas, handwritten papers, and furniture.
- The village Ipoteşti - Mihai Eminescu's birthplace situated 8 km from Botoşani. Ipoteşti may refer to several places in Romania: Ipoteşti, a commune in Olt County Ipoteşti, a commune in
- The village Liveni - George Enescu's birthplace. George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: /'ʤěorʤe e'nesku/ known in France as Georges Enesco) ( August 19 1881, Liveni &ndash
- The museum of Săveni - Founded in 1964, it is dedicated to archeology, and it covers the settlements and the necropolis of Ripiceni, Miorcani, Draguşeni, Hǎneşti and Săveni. Săveni is also a commune in Ialomiţa County. Săveni is a small town located in Botoşani County in the Moldavia
Administrative divisions
The county has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 67 communes.
Municipalities
Towns
Communes
References
Botoşani (pronunciation in Romanian: /boto'ʃanʲ/ (population 119132 is the capital city of Botoşani County, in northern Moldavia, Romania Dorohoi is a city in the Botoşani County, Romania, on the right bank of the Jijia River, which broadens into a lake on the north Darabani is a town in Botoşani County, Moldavia, Romania, and is the northernmost town in Romania Săveni is also a commune in Ialomiţa County. Săveni is a small town located in Botoşani County in the Moldavia Flămânzi is a town in Botoşani County, Romania. Ştefăneşti may refer to several places in Moldova: Ştefăneşti a village in Tănătarii Noi Commune Raionul Căuşeni Albeşti is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Brăeşti is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Călăraşi is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Corni is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Cristeşti is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. It is comprised of the villages Cristeşti Ghilăneşti Oneaga Schit-Orăşeni and Unguroaia Drăguşeni is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. George Enescu is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. The commune is so named because George Enescu was born here in the village Ibăneşti is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Lozna is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Lunca is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Mihai Eminescu is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. The commune is so named because Mihai Eminescu spent his childhood here in the Mihăileni is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Păltiniş is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Within the commune is the village of Horodiştea; situated at 48º15'N this is the Roma is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Româneşti is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Stăuceni is a Moldovan commune located in the north-est of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. Tudora is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Ungureni is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Viişoara is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Vlădeni is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania. Vorona is a commune in Botoşani County, Romania.
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