Iași County

Iaşi is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iaşi.

Demographics
As of 1 July 2007, Iaşi County had a population of 825,100, making it the second most populous county in Romania after Bucharest, with a population density of 150/km².


 * Romanians - 98%
 * Roma communities.

The population of Iaşi county has nearly doubled over the past sixty years.

Geography
This county has a total area of 5,476 km².

The county lies on a plain between the Siret River and the Prut River. Also the Bahlui River (on the banks of which the city of Iaşi lies) and the Jijia River cross the county.

Neighbours

 * Republic of Moldova to the east - Ungheni raion.
 * Neamţ County to the west.
 * Botoşani County and Suceava County to the northwest.
 * Vaslui County to the south.(aka. Nowhere)

Economy
Due to its topography, the county is predominantly agricultural. Industry is concentrated in the cities.

The principal industries in the county are:
 * Software industry.
 * Chemical industry.
 * Pharmaceutical industry.
 * Metallurgy and heavy equipment industry.
 * Textile industry.
 * Food industry.

Tourism
The city of Iaşi is the most important city in Moldavia and one of the most important cultural centers in Romania. It has the oldest University (1860) in the country, and until the formation of Romania in 1859, it had the same importance as Bucharest.

The main tourist destinations in the county are:
 * The city of Iaşi.
 * The Palace of Culture.
 * The Trei Ierarhi Orthodox church
 * The Copou hill.
 * The Metropolitan Cathedral, Iaşi.
 * The Ruginoasa Palace.
 * The towns of Paşcani, Târgu Frumos and Hârlău.

Administrative divisions
Iaşi County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 93 communes
 * Municipalities
 * Iaşi - capital city; population: 315,214 (as of 2007)
 * Paşcani
 * Towns
 * Hârlău
 * Podu Iloaiei
 * Târgu Frumos


 * Communes
 * Alexandru Ioan Cuza
 * Andrieşeni
 * Aroneanu
 * Balş
 * Bălţaţi
 * Bârnova
 * Belceşti
 * Bivolari
 * Brăeşti
 * Butea
 * Cepleniţa
 * Ciohorăni
 * Ciorteşti
 * Ciurea
 * Coarnele Caprei
 * Comarna


 * Costeşti
 * Costuleni
 * Cotnari
 * Cozmeşti
 * Cristeşti
 * Cucuteni
 * Dagâţa
 * Deleni
 * Dobrovăţ
 * Dolheşti
 * Drăguşeni
 * Dumeşti
 * Erbiceni
 * Fântânele
 * Focuri
 * Golăieşti


 * Gorban
 * Grajduri
 * Gropniţa
 * Grozeşti
 * Hălăuceşti
 * Hărmăneşti
 * Heleşteni
 * Holboca
 * Horleşti
 * Ion Neculce
 * Ipatele
 * Lespezi
 * Leţcani
 * Lungani
 * Mădârjac
 * Mirceşti


 * Mironeasa
 * Miroslava
 * Mirosloveşti
 * Mogoşeşti
 * Mogoşeşti-Siret
 * Moşna
 * Moţca
 * Movileni
 * Oţeleni
 * Plugari
 * Popeşti
 * Popricani
 * Prisăcani
 * Probota
 * Răchiteni


 * Răducăneni
 * Rediu
 * Româneşti
 * Roşcani
 * Ruginoasa
 * Scânteia
 * Schitu Duca
 * Scobinţi
 * Sineşti
 * Sireţel
 * Stolniceni-Prăjescu
 * Strunga
 * Şcheia
 * Şipote
 * Tansa


 * Tătăruşi
 * Ţibana
 * Ţibăneşti
 * Ţigănaşi
 * Todireşti
 * Tomeşti
 * Trifeşti
 * Ţuţora
 * Ungheni
 * Valea Lupului
 * Valea Seacă
 * Vânători
 * Victoria
 * Vlădeni
 * Voineşti

People

 * Grigore Antipa
 * Monica Bârlădeanu, actress
 * Emil Brumaru, poet
 * Petre P. Carp
 * Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
 * Alexandru C. Cuza
 * Liviu Deleanu
 * Emil Gârleanu, writer
 * Spiru Haret, mathematician
 * Garabet Ibrăileanu
 * Mihail Kogălniceanu
 * Costache Negruzzi
 * Iacob Negruzzi
 * George Emil Palade
 * Theodor Pallady
 * Vasile Pogor
 * Emil Racoviţă
 * Mihail Sadoveanu
 * Constantin Stamati, poet
 * Dimitrie A. Sturdza
 * Mihail Sturdza
 * Ionel Teodoreanu
 * Alexandru D. Xenopol