Botoșani County#Historical county

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Botoșani County

| native_name = Județul Botoșani

| settlement_type = County

| image_skyline = File:Prefectura Veche Bt.jpg

| image_caption = Former Botoșani County Prefecture

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| image_shield = Stema judetului Botosani.svg

| shield_link = Coat of arms of Botoșani County

| image_map = Botosani in Romania.svg

| map_caption = Location of Botoșani County in Romania

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{ROU}}

| subdivision_type1 = Development region¹

| subdivision_name1 = Nord-Est

| subdivision_type2 = Historic region

| subdivision_name2 = Moldavia

| subdivision_type3 = Capital city (Reședință de județ)

| subdivision_name3 = Botoșani

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = County Council

| leader_title = President of the County Council

| leader_party = PSD

| leader_name = {{ill|Doina Elena Federovici|ro}}

| leader_title1 = Prefect²

| leader_name1 = {{ill|Sorin Cornilă|ro}}

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| area_total_km2 = 4986

| area_rank = 29th in Romania

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| population_rank = 22nd in Romania

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| unit_pref = Metric

| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +2

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +3

| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = 71wxyz³

| area_code = +40 x31⁴

| blank_name = Car Plates

| blank_info = BT⁵

| blank1_name = GDP

| blank1_info = US$1.726 billion (2015)

| blank2_name = GDP per capita

| blank2_info = US$4,18 (2015)

| footnotes = ¹ 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
²w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
³x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
⁴used 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

| website = [https://www.cjbotosani.ro/ County Council]
[https://bt.prefectura.mai.gov.ro/ County Prefecture]

}}

Botoșani County ({{IPA|ro|botoˈʃanʲ|-|Ro-Botoșani.ogg}}) 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 county seat at Botoșani.

Demographics

As of 1st of December 2021, it had a population of 392,821 and the population density was 91/km².

Romanians – 89.0%
Roma – 1.1%
Ukrainians – 0.4%
Lipovans – 0.1%
Other ethnicities – 0.3%
Unknown ethnicity – 9.1%

class="wikitable" ! Year ! County population{{Cite web \|url=http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_1.xls \|title=Tab1. Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 și 2011 – categorii de localități și județe \|access-date=31 August 2013 \|archive-date=10 June 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610134457/http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_1.xls \|url-status=dead }}{{cite web\|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016\|title=Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016\|date=6 June 2016\|access-date=27 October 2017\|publisher=INSSE\|language=ro\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027131447/http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016\|archive-date=27 October 2017\|url-status=dead}}
1948 \| 385,236 {{steady}}
1956 \| 428,050 {{increase}}
1966 \| 452,406 {{increase}}
1977 \| 451,217 {{decrease}}
1992 \| 458,904 {{increase}}
2002 \| 452,834 {{decrease}}
2011 \| 412,626 {{decrease}}
2021 \| 392,821 {{decrease}}

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! County population{{Cite web |url=http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_1.xls |title=Tab1. Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992, 2002 și 2011 – categorii de localități și județe |access-date=31 August 2013 |archive-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610134457/http://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sR_TAB_1.xls |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|title=Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016|date=6 June 2016|access-date=27 October 2017|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027131447/http://www.insse.ro/cms/ro/content/popula%C5%A3ia-rom%C3%A2niei-pe-localitati-la-1-ianuarie-2016|archive-date=27 October 2017|url-status=dead}}

1948

| 385,236 {{steady}}

1956

| 428,050 {{increase}}

1966

| 452,406 {{increase}}

1977

| 451,217 {{decrease}}

1992

| 458,904 {{increase}}

2002

| 452,834 {{decrease}}

2011

| 412,626 {{decrease}}

2021

| 392,821 {{decrease}}

Geography

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 {{cvt|4986|km2}}, 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.

=Neighbours=

Republic of Moldova in the East – Edineț Raion.
Suceava County in the West.
Ukraine in the North – Chernivtsi Oblast.
Iași County in the South.

Economy

File:Barajul Stânca Costesti.jpg]]

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 {{ill|Stânca–Costești Hydroelectric Power Station|ro|Centrala hidroelectrică de la Stânca – Costești}} 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.

Politics

The Botoșani County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition:{{Cite web|language=ro|url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/data/json/sicpv/pv/pv_bt_final.json|format=Json|title=Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020|publisher=Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă|access-date=2020-11-02}}

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! style="background:#ccc" | Party

! style="background:#ccc" | Seats

! style="background:#ccc" colspan="15" | Current County Council

| National Liberal Party (PNL)

| style="text-align: right" | 15

| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}

| Social Democratic Party (PSD)

| style="text-align: right" | 15

| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}}

| PRO Romania (PRO)

| style="text-align: right" | 2

| {{party color cell|PRO Romania}}

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Administrative divisions

File:Ayuntamiento de Bt.jpg]]

File:Biserica_"Sfantul_Nicolae"_Dorohoi,_judetul_Botosani.jpg]]

Botoșani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 71 communes:

= Municipalities =

Botoșani – capital city; population: 106,847 (as of 2011)
Dorohoi

= Towns =

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Historical county

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| official_name = Județul Botoșani

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| settlement_type = County (Județ)

| image_skyline =Prefectura Veche Bt.jpg

| image_caption =The Botoșani County Prefecture building from the interwar period, currently the county museum.

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| image_shield = Interbelic Botosani County CoA.png

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| image_map = Romania 1930 county Botosani.png

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| subdivision_name = 25px Romania

| subdivision_type2 = Historic region

| subdivision_name2 = Moldavia

| subdivision_type3 = Capital city (Reședință de județ)

| subdivision_name3 = Botoșani

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During the years between the world wars, the county extended over different territory than currently. It was located in the northeastern part of Romania, in the northeast of the region or Moldavia. The county included the southern part of the present county and the northern part of the current Iași County. It was bordered to the west by the counties of Suceava and Baia, to the north by Dorohoi, to the east by Bălți, and to the south with Iași.

=Administration=

File:1938 map of interwar county Botosani.jpg

In 1930, the county was divided into three districts (plăși):[http://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/botosani/ Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Botoșani]

Plasa Botoșani
Plasa Jijia
Plasa Siret

Administration was re-organized in 1938, comprising 4 districts:

Plasa Bucecea (with 52 villages, headquartered in Târgu Bucecea)
Plasa Răchiți (with 73 villages, headquartered in Botoșani)
Plasa Sulița (with 49 villages, headquartered in Hârlău)
Plasa Ștefănești (with 77 villages, headquartered in Ștefănești)

= Population =

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 218,258 inhabitants, ethnically, 88.8% were Romanians, 9.0% were Jews, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, 89.4% were Eastern Orthodox, 9.2% Jewish, 0.7% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

== Urban population ==

In 1930, the county's urban population was 50,320 inhabitants, comprising ethnically 64.9% Romanians, 31.3% Jews, 0.9% Germans, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of Eastern Orthodox (64.5%), Jewish (32.3%), Roman Catholic (2.1%), as well as other minorities.