Botoșani County Județul Botoșani |
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Location of Botoșani County in Romania |
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Coordinates: 47°50′N 26°49′E / 47.84°N 26.82°ECoordinates: 47°50′N 26°49′E / 47.84°N 26.82°E | ||
Country | Romania | |
Development region1 | Nord-Est | |
Historic region | Moldavia | |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Botoșani | |
Government | ||
• Type | County Board | |
• President of the County Board | Mihai Țâbuleac (PD-L) | |
• Prefect2 | Adrian Constantinescu | |
Area | ||
• Total | 4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 29th in Romania | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 412,626 | |
• Rank | 22nd in Romania | |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Postal Code | 71wxyz3 | |
Area code(s) | +40 x314 | |
Car Plates | BT5 | |
GDP | US$ 2.06 billion (2008) | |
GDP/capita | US$ 4,536 (2008) | |
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County Board County Prefecture |
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1The developing regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union 2 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 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used 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 |
Botoșani (Romanian pronunciation: [botoˈʃanʲ]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia (few villages in Bukovina), with the capital city at Botoșani.
As of October 31, 2011, it had a population of 412,626 and the population density was 83/km2.
This is a predominantly agricultural county.
The predominant industries in the county are:
At Stânca-Costești there is one of the greatest hydroelectric power plants in Romania.
The Botoșani County Council, elected at the 2016 local government elections, is made up of 33 counselors, with the following party composition:
Botoșani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 71 communes
Natives of the county include: