Botoșani County

• Name — Botoșani County • Native Name — Județul Botoșani • Type — County • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Development region 1 • Subdivision Name1 — Nord-Est • Subdivision Type2 — Historic region • Subdivision Name2 — Northeastern Moldavia • Subdivision Type3 — Capital city (Reședință de județ) • Subdivision Name3 — Botoșani • Government Type — County Council • Leader Title — President of the County Council • Leader Party — PNL • Leader Name — Valeriu Iftime • Leader Title1 — Prefect 2 • Leader Name1 — Dan Nechifor • Area Total Km2 — 4986 • Area Rank — 29th in Romania • Population Rank — 22nd in Romania • Population Density Km2 — auto • Unit Pref — Metric • Time Zone — EET • Utc Offset — +2 • Time Zone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 • Postal Code Type — Postal Code • Postal Code — 71wxyz 3 • Area Code — +40 x31 4 • Custom Label Sec1 — Car Plates • Custom Data Sec1 — BT 5 • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GDP • Custom Data1 Sec1 — US$1.726 billion (2015) • Custom Label2 Sec1 — GDP per capita • Custom Data2 Sec1 — US$4,180 (2015) • Website — County Council County Prefecture

As of 1st of December 2021, it had a population of 392,821 and the population density was 91/km 2. • Romanians – 89.0% • Roma – 1.1% • Ukrainians – 0.4% • Lipovans – 0.1% • Other ethnicities – 0.3% • Unknown ethnicity – 9.1% • Year — County population • 1948 — 385,236 • 1956 — 428,050 • 1966 — 452,406 • 1977 — 451,217 • 1992 — 458,904 • 2002 — 452,834 • 2011 — 412,626 • 2021 — 392,821

• 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 District, Glodeni District, Rîșcani District and Briceni District. • Suceava County in the West. • Ukraine in the North – Chernivtsi Oblast. • Iași County in the South.

• Illustration — The Stânca-Costești Dam 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.

The Botoșani County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition: • — Party — Seats — Current County Council • National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (PNL) — 15 — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) — National Liberal Party (Romania) • Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (PSD) — 15 — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) — Social Democratic Party (Romania) • PRO Romania — PRO Romania (PRO) — 2 — PRO Romania — PRO Romania — — — — — — — — — — — — —

• Illustration — Botoșani • Illustration — Dorohoi Botoșani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 71 communes:

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

• Bucecea • Darabani • Flămânzi • Săveni • Ștefănești

• Adășeni • Albești • Avrămeni • Bălușeni • Blândești • Brăești • Broscăuți • Călărași • Cândești • Concești • Copălău • Cordăreni • Corlăteni • Corni • Coșula • Coțușca • Cristești • Cristinești • Curtești • Dersca • Dângeni • Dimăcheni • Dobârceni • Drăgușeni • Durnești • Frumușica • George Enescu • Gorbănești • Havârna • Hănești • Hilișeu-Horia • Hlipiceni • Hudești • Ibănești • Leorda • Lozna • Lunca • Manoleasa • Mihai Eminescu • Mihăileni • Mihălășeni • Mileanca • Mitoc • Nicșeni • Păltiniș • Pomârla • Prăjeni • Rădăuți-Prut • Răchiți • Răuseni • Ripiceni • Roma • Românești • Santa Mare • Stăuceni • Suharău • Sulița • Șendriceni • Știubieni • Todireni • Trușești • Tudora • Ungureni • Unțeni • Văculești • Viișoara • Vârfu Câmpului • Vlădeni • Vlăsinești • Vorniceni • Vorona

• Official Name — Județul Botoșani • Type — County (Județ) • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Romania • Subdivision Type2 — Historic region • Subdivision Name2 — Moldavia • Subdivision Type3 — Capital city (Reședință de județ) • Subdivision Name3 — Botoșani • Leader Title — Prefect • Established Title — Established • Established Title2 — Ceased to exist • Area Total Km2 — 3077 • Population As Of — 1930 • Population Total — 218258 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — EET • Utc Offset — +2 • Time Zone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 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.

• Illustration — Map of Botoșani County as it existed in 1938. In 1930, the county was divided into three districts (plăși): • 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)

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.

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.

Natives of the county include: • Grigore Antipa (1866–1944), naturalist • Teoctist Arăpașu (1915–2007), patriarch • Gheorghe Avramescu (1884–1945), general • Emil Bobu (1927–2014), politician • Demostene Botez (1893–1973), poet • Dimitrie Brândză (1846–1895), botanist • Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889), poet • George Enescu (1881–1955), composer • Nicolae Iorga (1871–1940), historian and politician • Ștefan Luchian (1868–1916), painter • Gheorghe Moroșanu (b. 1950), mathematician • Dimitrie Pompeiu (1873–1954), mathematician • Alexandru Zub (b. 1934), historian

In 2026, archaeologists excavating the prehistoric settlement of Stăuceni-Holm uncovered a large communal building associated with the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture. The structure covers around 350 square metres, making it more than three times larger than the surrounding dwellings within a settlement of about 45 houses. Geophysical surveys and excavations revealed foundation ditches, large postholes, and a substantial clay floor, while the absence of domestic features such as cooking or storage installations distinguished it from ordinary residences. Archaeologists recovered pottery fragments, lithic remains, charred grains, and seeds of black henbane, but found no evidence of elite occupation or specialized household activities. The building is therefore interpreted as a communal or public structure that may have served as a meeting place, ceremonial space, or location for collective activities. According to the researchers, the discovery contributes to research on the social organization of Cucuteni–Trypillia communities and indicates that large communal buildings were present not only in major settlements but also in smaller communities.