Lăpușna County (Moldova) Explained

Lăpușna County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Moldova
Subdivision Type1:capital
Subdivision Name1:Hîncești
Established Title:established
Established Date:1998
Established Title2:Ceased to exist
Established Date2:2003
Area Total Km2:3455
Population Density Km2:auto

Lăpușna County was a county (Romanian: județ) in Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Hîncești. It bordered the counties of Ungheni, Chișinău County, Tighina, and Cahul, the autonomous region of Gagauzia in Moldova, Ukraine (on the southeast), and România (on the west).

Geography

In the county were 149 localities of which five were cities: Basarabeasca, Cimișlia, Iargara, Hîncești, and Leova.

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