Botoșani County | |
Native Name: | Județul Botoșani |
Settlement Type: | County |
Shield Link: | Coat of arms of Botoșani County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Development region1 |
Subdivision Name1: | Nord-Est |
Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
Subdivision Name2: | Moldavia |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
Subdivision Name3: | Botoșani |
Government Type: | County Council |
Leader Title: | President of the County Council |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Title1: | Prefect2 |
Area Total Km2: | 4986 |
Area Rank: | 29th in Romania |
Coordinates: | 47.84°N 26.82°W |
Population Rank: | 22nd in Romania |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 71wxyz3 |
Area Code: | +40 x314 |
Blank Name: | Car Plates |
Blank Info: | BT5 |
Blank1 Name: | GDP |
Blank1 Info: | US$1.726 billion (2015) |
Blank2 Name: | GDP per capita |
Blank2 Info: | US$4,18 (2015) |
Footnotes: | 1 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 2w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 3x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 4used 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 |
Website: | County Council County Prefecture |
Botoșani County (pronounced as /ro/) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neighbouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the county seat at Botoșani.
As of 31 October 2011, it had a population of 412,626 and the population density was 83/km2.[1]
Year | County population[2] [3] | |
---|---|---|
1948 | 385,236 | |
1956 | 428,050 | |
1966 | 452,406 | |
1977 | 451,217 | |
1992 | 458,904 | |
2002 | 452,834 | |
2011 | 412,626 | |
2021 | 392,821 |
This is a predominantly agricultural county; the main industries are the textile industry, the food industry, the electrical components industry, and the glass and porcelain industry.
The is one of the largest hydroelectric power plants in Romania. Work on it started in 1973, and it was completed in 1978, at the same time as the Stânca-Costești Dam. They are both situated on the Prut River, between Stânca in Botoșani County and Costești, Rîșcani.
The Botoșani County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition:[4]
Party | Seats | Current County Council | ||||||||||||||||
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National Liberal Party (PNL) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
PRO Romania (PRO) | 2 |
Botoșani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 71 communes:
Official Name: | Județul Botoșani |
Settlement Type: | County (Județ) |
Subdivision Type2: | Historic region |
Subdivision Type3: | Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Title2: | Ceased to exist |
Area Total Km2: | 3077 |
Population As Of: | 1930 |
Population Total: | 218258 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
During the years between the world wars, the county extended over different territory than currently. It was located in the northeastern part of Romania, in the northeast of the region or Moldavia. The county included the southern part of the present county and the northern part of the current Iași County. It was bordered to the west by the counties of Suceava and Baia, to the north by Dorohoi, to the east by Bălți, and to the south with Iași.
In 1930, the county was divided into three districts (plăși):[5]
Administration was re-organized in 1938, comprising 4 districts:
According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 218,258 inhabitants, ethnically, 88.8% were Romanians, 9.0% were Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 89.4% were Eastern Orthodox, 9.2% Jewish, 0.7% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.
In 1930, the county's urban population was 50,320 inhabitants, comprising ethnically 64.9% Romanians, 31.3% Jews, 0.9% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of Eastern Orthodox (64.5%), Jewish (32.3%), Roman Catholic (2.1%), as well as other minorities.
Natives of the county include: