Botoşani County

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Botoşani County
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Development region:	Nord-Est |- | Capital city: | Botoşani |- | Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density: | 452,834 91/km² |- | Area: | 4,986 km² |- | Codes:  • Car numbers  • | BT RO-BT |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x31 (1) |- | Web:   | [County Council] [Prefecture] |- bgcolor="#BBDEFD" ! colspan="2" align="left" | 1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3 |} Botoşani (IPA: [bo.to.'ʃanʲ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldova, with the capital city at Botoşani. Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 Administrative divisions 6.1 Municipalities 6.2 Towns Neighbours Moldovan Republic in the East - Edineţ Raion. Suceava County in the West. Ukraine in the North - Chernivtsi Oblast. Iaşi County in the South. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km². Romanians - (98%) Russians, Ukrainians and Rromas. [official statistics] Geography This county has a total area of 4,986 km². The relief is a high plain, between the valleys of the Siret River, the Prut River and it's affluent the Jijia River. 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. Tourism The main tourist attractions in the county are: The city of Botoşani. The village Ipoteşti - Mihai Eminescu's birthplace. The village Liveni - George Enescu's birthplace. The museum of Săveni. Administrative divisions The county has 2 municipalities, 2 towns and 68 communes. Municipalities Botoşani Dorohoi Towns Darabani Săveni Counties of Romania Alba | Arad | Argeş | Bacău | Bihor | Bistriţa-Năsăud | Botoşani | Braşov | Brăila | Buzău | Caraş-Severin | Călăraşi | Cluj | Constanţa | Covasna | Dâmboviţa | Dolj | Galaţi | Giurgiu | Gorj | Harghita | Hunedoara | Ialomiţa | Iaşi | Ilfov | Maramureş | Mehedinţi | Mureş | Neamţ | Olt | Prahova | Satu Mare | Sălaj | Sibiu | Suceava | Teleorman | Timiş | Tulcea | Vaslui | Vâlcea | Vrancea   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: