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Botoșani County
Summary
Botoșani County (botoˈʃanj) 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 capital town (Oraș reședință de județ) at Botoșani.
As of 31 October 2011, it had a population of 412,626 and the population density was 83/km2.
Romanians – 94.1%
Romani – 1%
Ukrainians – 0.2%
Lipovans – 0.1%
Other ethnicities – 0.1%
Unknown ethnicity – 4.6%
Botoșani County is situated between the rivers Siret and Prut, in the northeastern part of Romania, bordering Ukraine to the north and Moldova to the east. To the west and south it has borders with Suceava and Iași counties.
It has a total area of , comprising 2.1% of the Romanian territory.
The relief is a high plain, between the valleys of the Siret and the Prut, and the latter's affluent, the Jijia River.
It has a temperate climate, influenced by the eastern air masses of the continent.
Republic of Moldova in the East – Edineț Raion.
Suceava County in the West.
Ukraine in the North – Chernivtsi Oblast.
Iași County in the South.
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 Stânca–Costești Hydroelectric Power Station 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.
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