Suceava County

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Development region:	Nord-Est |- | Capital city: | Suceava |- | Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density: | 688,435 80/km² |- | Area: | 8,553 km² |- | Codes:  • Car numbers  • | SV RO-SV |- | Telephone code: | (+40) x30 (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 |} Suceava (IPA: [su.'ʧa.va]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldova, with the capital city at Suceava. Contents 1 Neighbours 2 Demographics 3 Geography 4 Economy 5 Tourism 6 Administrative divisions 6.1 Municipalities 6.2 Towns 6.3 Communes Neighbours Botoşani County and Iaşi County to the east. Maramureş County and Bistriţa-Năsăud County to the west. Ukraine to the north - Chernivtsi Oblast. Mureş County, Harghita County and Neamţ County to the south. Demographics In 2002, it had a population of 688,435 and the population density was 80.5/km². Romanians - 96.3% Romas - 1.33% Ukrainians, Poles, Slovaks, other. [official statistics] [edrc] Geography This county has a total area of 8,553 km². The western side of the county consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Rodna Mountains, the Rarău Mountains, the Giumalău Mountains and the three "Obcine" with lower heights. The county's elevation decreases toward the east, with the lowest height in the Siret River valley. The rivers crossing the county are the Siret River with its tributaries: the Moldova River, the Suceava River and the Bistriţa River. Economy The predominant industries in the county are: Wood industry - the county has the largest surfaces covered with forests in Romania. Food industry. Mechanical components industry. Construction materials industry. Textile and leather industry There are also metals explorations in the mountains. Tourism The main tourist attractions in the county are: The city of Suceava with its medieval fortifications. The Painted churches of northern Moldavia and their Monasteries: * The Voroneţ Monastery. * The Putna Monastery. * The Moldoviţa Monastery. * The Suceviţa Monastery. * The Humor Monastery. * The Arbore Monastery. * The Probota Monastery. The Vatra Dornei Resort. The cities of Rădăuţi, Fălticeni and Câmpulung Moldovenesc. Administrative divisions The county has 5 municipalities, 11 towns and 96 communes. Municipalities Suceava - capital city; population: 118,670 Fălticeni Rădăuţi Câmpulung Moldovenesc Vatra Dornei Towns Broşteni Cajvana Dolhasca Frasin Gura Humorului Liteni Milişăuţi Salcea Siret Solca Vicovu de Sus Communes Baia Soloneţu Nou 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: