Botoşani County

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Botoşani (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the capital city at Botoşani.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 452,834 and the population density was 91/km².

Romanians - (98%)<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref>
Russians, Ukrainians and Romas.

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref>
1948	385,236
1956	428,050
1966	452,406
1977	451,217
1992	461,305
2002	452,834

it is situated between Siret and Prut, in the north-east part of the county, Ukraine in the north and Moldavian Republic in the east. At the west and south it has borders with the Suceava County and Iaşi County.
it has a total area of 4,986 km² (2.1% of the Romanian territory).
the relief is a high plain, between the valleys of the Siret River, the Prut River and its affluent the Jijia River.
temperate climate, influenced by the eastern air masses of the continent.

This is a predominantly agricultural county.

The predominant industries in the county are:

At Stânca-Costeşti there is one of the greatest hydroelectrical power plants in Romania.

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

The city of Botoşani with:
- Art galeries Ştefan Luchian - it is the art section of the county museum. It has art masterpieces of Ştefan Lucian, Octav Băncilă and the contemporan work of Ligia Macovei(the best ilusrator of Mihai Eminescu's poetry, sculptures signed by Octav Băncilă and Dan Covataru.
- County library "Mihai Eminescu" - known also as the "Moscovici house" an arhitectural jewel, build in the late XIX-th century, containing arhitectural elements from the French and the German architecture.
- Memorial museum "Octav Onicescu" - that dates from 1995. It is dedicated to the mathematician with the same name. The exhibition is composed of books, diplomas, handwritten papers, and furniture.
The village Ipoteşti - Mihai Eminescu's birthplace situated 8 km from Botoşani.
The village Liveni - George Enescu's birthplace.
The museum of Săveni - Founded in 1964, it is dedicated to archeology, and it covers the settlements and the necropolis of Ripiceni, Miorcani, Draguşeni, Hǎneşti and Săveni.