Bănești, Telenești

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bănești

| image_caption = Bănești, Moldova

| other_name =

| native_name =

| settlement_type = Commune

| image_skyline = L297,_Bănești,_Moldova_-_panoramio.jpg

| image_shield =

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| pushpin_map = Moldova

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Moldova}}

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Telenești District

| leader_party = candidat independent

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Popovici Vasile (since 1994)

| area_total_km2 =

| coordinates = {{coord|47.5688888889|N|28.3808333333|E|display=inline}}

| population_total = 3,109

| elevation_m =

| population_as_of = 2014

| population_footnotes = [http://www.statistica.md/pageview.php?l=en&idc=479 Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014]: {{cite web | url= http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Recensamint/Recensamint_pop_2014/Rezultate/Tabele/Caracteristici_populatie_Comune_RPL_2014_rom_rus_eng.xls | title= Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship) | publisher= National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova | format= XLS | year=2017 | accessdate = 2017-05-01}}

| postal_code_type = Postal code

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| website =

| timezone1 = EET

| utc_offset1 = +2

| timezone1_DST = EEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +3

}}

Bănești is a commune in Telenești District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Bănești and Băneștii Noi, totalling 1250 households.[http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM)] {{in lang|ro}}