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Costești, Vaslui

Coordinates: 46°30′N 27°45′E / 46.500°N 27.750°E / 46.500; 27.750
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Costești
Docolina Bridge, în Chițcani village
Docolina Bridge, în Chițcani village
Location in Vaslui County
Location in Vaslui County
Costești is located in Romania
Costești
Costești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°30′N 27°45′E / 46.500°N 27.750°E / 46.500; 27.750
CountryRomania
CountyVaslui
SubdivisionsChițcani, Costești, Dinga, Pârvești, Puntișeni, Rădești
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Lascăr Popa[1] (PNL)
Area
73.6 km2 (28.4 sq mi)
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,477
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
737145
Area code+40 x37
Vehicle reg.VS
Websiteprimariacostesti.ro

Costești is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Chițcani, Costești, Dinga, Pârvești, Puntișeni, and Rădești.It has a total population of 2.867 people.[3]

The commune is located in the central part of the county, 21 km (13 mi) south of the county seat, Vaslui.

On 20 March 2010, Realitatea TV, together with Petrom, MaiMultVerde, Romsilva and the Vaslui County Council, planted 25,000 saplings on an area of 5 ha (12 acres) in Chițcani.[4]

Natives

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  • Ioan Hristea (1897–1974), officer during World War I and World War II

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Recensământ România" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  4. ^ "Campania "România prinde rădăcini" a ajuns în județul Vaslui". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-20.