Costești, Rîșcani Explained

Costești
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Moldova
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Moldova
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Moldova
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Rîșcani District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3,507
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:47.8583°N 27.2586°W

Costeşti (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /kosˈteʃtʲ/) is a city in Rîșcani District, in northern Moldova.

Overview

Costești has a population of 4,109 at the 2004 census. It is composed of the city itself, population 2,247, and four villages: Dămășcani, population 361, Duruitoarea, population 379, Păscăuți, population 950, and Proscureni, population 172.

The Stânca-Costeşti Dam is a dam on the Prut River and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești and Stânca, in Botoșani County, Romania.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=479 Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014