Botești Explained

Type:commune
County:Neamț
Botești
Leader Name:Georgeta Blaj
Leader Party:PSD
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.05°N 70°W
Elevation:222
Area Total:35.28
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:617070
Area Code:+(40) 233

Botești is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Barticești, Botești, and Nisiporești. It included four other villages until 2004, when they were split off to form Văleni Commune.

The commune is located in the eastern part of Neamț County, northwest of Roman and east of the county seat, Piatra Neamț, on the border with Iași County.

In 2002, the commune had a population of 4,700, of which 95.2% were ethnic Romanian and 4.7% Roma; 67.1% were Roman Catholic and 32.8% were Romanian Orthodox. At the 2011 census, the population had increased to 4,989, with 97.21% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Botești had a population of 3,890; of those, 90.33% were Romanians.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.