| Official Name: | Ținutul Suceava |
| Settlement Type: | Region (Ținut) |
| Subdivision Type1: | Former counties included |
| Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
| Subdivision Type3: | Administrative capital (Reședință de ținut) |
| Government Type: | Regional governor (Rezident Regal) and regional council |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | August 14, 1938 |
| Established Title2: | Abolished |
| Established Date2: | September 22, 1940 |
| Population Total: | circa 1.5 million |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Ținutul Suceava was one of the ten Romanian administrative regions (ținuturi) created on August 14, 1938, as a part of King Carol II's administrative reform.[1] From August 14, 1938, to June 28, 1940, it included the whole of Bukovina, a county of Bessarabia (Hotin) and a county of Moldavia (Dorohoi). It was named after the river Suceava. Its administrative capital was the city of Cernăuți. After its northern part (the counties Cernăuți, Storojineț and Hotin, as well as parts of the counties Rădăuți and Dorohoi) was ceded to the USSR on June 28, 1940, Ținutul Suceava was restructured on September 16, 1940, when Baia county became a part of the region, and abolished only a few days later, on September 22, 1940.[2] Ținutul Suceava had two governors: Gheorghe Alexianu (August 14, 1938 – February 1, 1939) and Gheorghe Flondor (February 1, 1939 – September 22, 1940). Alexianu's mandate was marked by the suppression of ethnic minority and Jewish rights.[3]
The coat of arms consists of seven pallets, four of gules and three of azure, representing the former seven counties (județe) of Greater Romania which it included (of the total 71). Over the pallets there is a castle, representing the medieval citadel in Suceava.[4]
The administrative reform of August 14, 1938 kept the existing 71 counties, but transferred most of their responsibilities to the new regions. Ținutul Suceava included:[5]
