Botoşani County

Botoşani
Botoşani
	— County (Judeţ) —
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Development region1	Nord-Est
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Botoşani
	Government
- Type	County Board
- President of the County Board	Mihai Țâbuleac (PD-L)
- Prefect2	Cristian Roman
	Area
- Total	4,986 km2 (1,925.1 sq mi)
	Population (2002)
- Total	452,834
- Density	91/km2 (235.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	71wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x314
Car Plates	BT5
GDP	US$ 2.06 billion (2008)
GDP/capita	US$ 4,536 (2008)
Website	County Board; County Prefecture
	1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union; 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. 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.), and the ones used outside the county

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Botoşani (Romanian pronunciation: [botoˈʃanʲ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoşani.

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km².

Romanians - (98%)^[1]
Russians, Ukrainians and Romas.

Year	County population^[2]
1948	385,236
1956	428,050
1966	452,406
1977	451,217
1992	461,305
2002	452,834

[edit] 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 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.

[edit] Neighbours

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Republic of Moldova in the East - Edineţ Raion.
Suceava County in the West.
Ukraine in the North - Chernivtsi Oblast.
Iaşi County in the South.

[edit] 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 hydroelectric power plants in Romania.

[edit] 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. It has art masterpieces of Ştefan Lucian, Octav Băncilă and the contemporary work of Ligia Macovei(the best illustrator of Mihai Eminescu's poetry, sculptures signed by Octav Băncilă and Dan Covataru.
- County library "Mihai Eminescu" - known also as the "Moscovici house" an architectural jewel, built in the late 19th century, containing architectural 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.
The village Liveni - George Enescu's birthplace.
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.