Botoșani County
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| Country |  Romania |
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| 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 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 29th in Romania | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 398,938 | ||
| • Rank | 23rd in Romania | ||
| • Density | 80.012/km2 (207.229/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 |
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| 1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union[citation needed] 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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Botoșani (Romanian pronunciation: [botoˈʃanʲ] (
listen)) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia (few villages in Bukovina), with the capital city at Botoșani.
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[edit] Demographics
In October 31, 2011, it had a population of 398,938 and the population density was 80/km2. [1]
- Romanians – (98.8%)[2] – the highest percentage of Romanians in Romania
- Romas -(0.7%)- the lowest percentage of Gypsies in Romania
- Russians – (0.2%)
- Ukrainians – (0.2%)
| Year | County population[3] |
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| 1948 | 385,236 |
| 1956 | 428,050 |
| 1966 | 452,406 |
| 1977 | 451,217 |
| 1992 | 461,305 |
| 2002 | 452,834 |
| 2011 | 398,938 |
[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 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.
[edit] 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.
[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] 2010 Romanian floods
The north-eastern town of Dorohoi witnessed 6 deaths in the night of 28–29 June as floods rose to just over 1 metre /3.3 feet in some places. Several roads into Dorohoi remained either washed away or under water.[4] The heavy rain that had been falling for much of the past week in the Balkan country and forecasters have warned that it will continue in northeast Romania until Wednesday morning.[4] The emergency situations spokeswoman Dorina Lupu from Botoşani judet said unusually heavy rain had killed 6 people, most in the town of Dorohoi on the 29th.[5]
On 5 July 2010, the Danube in Galaţi recorded a flow rate of 676 cm (76 cm above the rate of flooding) and a flow of 16,055 m/s. At Şendreni, Siret had a rate of 728 cm (78 cm over the danger level).[6] The local emergency services reinforced the dykes in the afternoon and narrowly averted any more flooding. It was flooded during the July 2010 flood as was its namesake in Galaţi County.
[edit] Administrative divisions
Botoşani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 71 communes
- Municipalities
- Towns
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Comunicat_DATE_PROVIZORII_RPL_2011.pdf
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 şi 2011"
- ^ a b Romania floods kill 21
- ^ 10 dead in Romanian floods
- ^ "Dig de 4,5 km (3 mi) la Galaţi". http://www.click.ro/actualitate/din_tara/dig-suprainaltare-dunare-valea_orasului-pompieri-jandarmi_0_987501267.html.
[edit] External links
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