Soroca County
| Județul Soroca | ||
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| County (Județ) | ||
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| Historic region | Bessarabia | |
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Soroca | |
| Established | 1925 | |
| Ceased to exist | Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,331 km2 (1,672 sq mi) | |
| Population (1930) | ||
| • Total | 315,774 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Soroca County | |
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| County | |
| Country | Moldova |
| established | 1998 |
Soroca was between 1925 and 1938 a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania, and, between 1998 and 2003, a county of Moldova. The seat was Soroca.
The first prefect of Soroca County was Vasile Săcară in 1918.
The county neighboured the Soviet Union to the east, the counties of Hotin to the north, Bălți to the west, and Orhei to the south.
The county consisted of seven districts (plăși):
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties Bacău, Baia, Bălți, Botoșani, Iași, Neamț, Roman, and Vaslui to form Ținutul Prut.
Coordinates: 48°10′N 28°15′E / 48.167°N 28.250°E
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