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{{Short description|County of Romania}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Botoșani County
| native_name        = Județul Botoșani
| settlement_type    = [[Counties of Romania|County]]
| image_skyline      = Colaj la Judetul Botosani.jpg
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = Flag of the county of Botosani.png
| flag_link          = 
| 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 region<sup>1</sup>
| subdivision_name1  = [[North-East (development region)|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       = [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|PNL]]
| leader_name        = {{ill|Valeriu Iftime}}
| leader_title1      = Prefect<sup>2</sup>
| leader_name1       = {{ill|Dan Nechifor|ro}}
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 4986
| area_rank          = [[List of Romanian counties by area|29th in Romania]]
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| elevation_footnotes = 
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| coordinates        = {{coord|47.84|26.82|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
| population_total   = {{Romania metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_as_of   = {{Romania metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes = {{Romania metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
| population_rank    = [[List of Romanian counties by population|22nd in Romania]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_urban   = 
| population_density_urban_km2 = 
| population_note    = 
| unit_pref          = Metric
| timezone           = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset         = +2
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +3
| postal_code_type   = [[List of postal codes in Romania|Postal Code]]
| postal_code        = 71wxyz<sup>3</sup>
| area_code          = [[Romania telephone area codes|+40 x31]]<sup>4</sup>
| blank_name         = [[Romanian car number plates|Car Plates]]
| blank_info         = BT<sup>5</sup>
| blank1_name        = GDP
| blank1_info        = US$1.726&nbsp;billion (''2015'')
| blank2_name        = [[GDP]] [[per capita]]
| blank2_info        = US$4,18 (''2015'')
| footnotes          = <sup>1</sup> 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<br /><sup>2</sup>w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address<br /><sup>3</sup>x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, [[Romtelecom]], and 3 for the other ground telephone networks<br /><sup>4</sup>used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]]s, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
| website            = [https://www.cjbotosani.ro/ County Council]<br />[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/km<sup>2</sup>.

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* [[Romanians]] – 89.0%
* [[Romani people|Roma]] – 1.1%
* [[Ukrainians]] – 0.4%
* [[Lipovans]] – 0.1%
* [[Minorities of Romania|Other ethnicities]] – 0.3%
* Unknown ethnicity – 9.1%

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{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! County population<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref name="INSSER2016">{{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=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|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}}</ref>
|- 
! 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 Romanian census|2021]]
| 392,821 {{decrease}}
|}

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==Geography==
* Botoșani County is situated between the rivers [[Siret (river)|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 County|Suceava]] and [[Iași County|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|Jijia River]].
* It has a temperate climate, influenced by the eastern air masses of the continent.

===Neighbours===
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*[[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]] in the East – [[Edineț|Edineț Raion]].
*[[Suceava County]] in the West.
*[[Ukraine]] in the North – [[Chernivtsi Oblast]].
*[[Iași County]] in the South.

==Economy==
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[[File:Barajul Stânca Costesti.jpg|thumb|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 {{ill|Stânca–Costești Hydroelectric Power Station|ro|Centrala hidroelectrică de la Stânca – Costești}} is one of the largest [[Hydroelectricity|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|Prut River]], between [[Ștefănești, Botoșani|Stânca]] in Botoșani County and [[Costești, Rîșcani]].

== Politics ==

The Botoșani County Council, renewed at the [[2020 Romanian local elections|2020 local elections]], consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition:<ref>{{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}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ccc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
! style="background:#ccc" | Party
! style="background:#ccc" | Seats
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="15" | Current County Council
|-
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]] (PNL)
| style="text-align: right" | '''15'''
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|National Liberal Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]] (PSD)
| style="text-align: right" | '''15'''
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
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| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
|-
| {{party color cell|PRO Romania}} &nbsp;
| [[PRO Romania]] (PRO)
| style="text-align: right" | '''2'''
| {{party color cell|PRO Romania}} &nbsp;
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==Administrative divisions==
{{Urban Settlements Botoșani}}
[[File:Ayuntamiento de Bt.jpg|thumb|[[Botoșani]]]]
[[File:Biserica_"Sfantul_Nicolae"_Dorohoi,_judetul_Botosani.jpg|thumb|[[Dorohoi]]]]
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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*[[Bucecea]]
*[[Darabani]]
*[[Flămânzi]]
*[[Săveni]]
*[[Ștefănești, Botoșani|Ștefănești]]
{{div col end}}

=== Communes ===
{{div col|colwidth=13em}}
*[[Adășeni]]
*[[Albești, Botoșani|Albești]]
*[[Avrămeni]]
*[[Bălușeni]]
*[[Blândești]]
*[[Brăești, Botoșani|Brăești]]
*[[Broscăuți]]
*[[Călărași, Botoșani|Călărași]]
*[[Cândești, Botoșani|Cândești]]
*[[Concești]]
*[[Copălău]]
*[[Cordăreni]]
*[[Corlăteni, Botoșani|Corlăteni]]
*[[Corni, Botoșani|Corni]]
*[[Coșula]]
*[[Coțușca]]
*[[Cristești, Botoșani|Cristești]]
*[[Cristinești]]
*[[Curtești]]
*[[Dersca]]
*[[Dângeni]]
*[[Dimăcheni]]
*[[Dobârceni]]
*[[Drăgușeni, Botoșani|Drăgușeni]]
*[[Durnești]]
*[[Frumușica, Botoșani|Frumușica]]
*[[George Enescu, Botoșani|George Enescu]]
*[[Gorbănești]]
*[[Havârna]]
*[[Hănești]]
*[[Hilișeu-Horia]]
*[[Hlipiceni]]
*[[Hudești]]
*[[Ibănești, Botoșani|Ibănești]]
*[[Leorda]]
*[[Lozna, Botoșani|Lozna]]
*[[Lunca, Botoșani|Lunca]]
*[[Manoleasa]]
*[[Mihai Eminescu, Botoșani|Mihai Eminescu]]
*[[Mihăileni, Botoșani|Mihăileni]]
*[[Mihălășeni, Botoșani|Mihălășeni]]
*[[Mileanca]]
*[[Mitoc, Botoșani|Mitoc]]
*[[Nicșeni]]
*[[Păltiniș, Botoșani|Păltiniș]]
*[[Pomârla]]
*[[Prăjeni]]
*[[Rădăuți-Prut]]
*[[Răchiți]]
*[[Răuseni]]
*[[Ripiceni]]
*[[Roma, Botoșani|Roma]]
*[[Românești, Botoșani|Românești]]
*[[Santa Mare]]
*[[Stăuceni, Botoșani|Stăuceni]]
*[[Suharău]]
*[[Sulița]]
*[[Șendriceni]]
*[[Știubieni]]
*[[Todireni]]
*[[Trușești]]
*[[Tudora, Botoșani|Tudora]]
*[[Ungureni, Botoșani|Ungureni]]
*[[Unțeni]]
*[[Văculești]]
*[[Viișoara, Botoșani|Viișoara]]
*[[Vârfu Câmpului]]
*[[Vlădeni, Botoșani|Vlădeni]]
*[[Vlăsinești]]
*[[Vorniceni, Botoșani|Vorniceni]]
*[[Vorona, Botoșani|Vorona]]
{{div col end}}

==Historical county==
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name                  = Județul Botoșani
 | other_name                     =
 | 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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 | subdivision_name               = [[File:Flag of Romania.svg|25px]] [[Kingdom of Romania|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 County#Historical county|Suceava]] and [[Baia County#Historical county|Baia]], to the north by [[Dorohoi County#Historical county|Dorohoi]], to the east by [[Bălţi County (Romania)|Bălți]], and to the south with [[Iași County#Historical county|Iași]].

===Administration===
[[File:1938 map of interwar county Botosani.jpg|thumb|right|310px|Map of Botoșani County as it existed in 1938.]]
In 1930, the county was divided into three districts (''[[plasă|plăși]]''):<ref name=Memoria>[http://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/botosani/ Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Botoșani]</ref>
#Plasa Botoșani
#Plasa Jijia
#Plasa Siret

Administration was re-organized in 1938, comprising 4 districts:
#Plasa [[Bucecea]] (with 52 villages, headquartered in [[Bucecea|Târgu Bucecea]])
#Plasa [[Răchiți]] (with 73 villages, headquartered in [[Botoșani]])
#Plasa [[Sulița]] (with 49 villages, headquartered in [[Hârlău]])
#Plasa [[Ștefănești, Botoșani|Ștefănești]] (with 77 villages, headquartered in [[Ștefănești, Botoșani|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.

==Notable people==
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

==See also==
* [[2010 Romanian floods]]
* [[Miletin|Miletin River]]

== Notes ==

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== References ==

{{Commons category|Botoșani County}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Botoșani County}}
{{Counties (judete) of Romania}}
{{Authority control}}

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