Changes: Iași County

Iaşi
Iaşi
	— County (Judeţ) —
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
Country	Romania
Development region1	Nord-Est
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Iaşi
	Government
• Type	County Board
	Area
• Total	5,478 km2 (2,115 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
• Total	825,023
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	71wxyz3
Area code(s)	+40 x324
Website	[1]

Revision as of 06:14, 6 February 2011

Iaşi (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjaʃʲ]) 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.^[1]

Romanians - 98%^[2]
*Gipsy 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

IS

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

References

^ "Populatia la 1 iulie 2007" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. 2007-07-01. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20la%201%20iulie.htm?download=true. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

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[1] "Populatia la 1 iulie 2007" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. 2007-07-01. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20la%201%20iulie.htm?download=true. Retrieved 2008-04-30.

[2] National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"

[3] National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"

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@@ Line 80: / Line 80: @@
 '''Iaşi''' ({{IPA-ro|ˈjaʃʲ}}) is a county (judeţ) of [[Romania]], in [[Moldavia]], with the administrative seat at [[Iaşi]].
+==Demographics==
-==Demographics==<br />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  [[wikipedia:population density|population density]] of 150/km².<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20la%201%20iulie.htm?download=true |title= Populatia la 1 iulie 2007 |publisher= [[wikipedia:National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|National Institute of Statistics]] | language = Romanian| date= 2007-07-01 |accessdate= 2008-04-30}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
+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  [[wikipedia:population density|population density]] of 150/km².<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia%20la%201%20iulie.htm?download=true |title= Populatia la 1 iulie 2007 |publisher= [[wikipedia:National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|National Institute of Statistics]] | language = Romanian| date= 2007-07-01 |accessdate= 2008-04-30}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
 *[[wikipedia:Romanians|Romanians]] - 98%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, ''[http://www.recensamant.ro/pagini/tabele/t40a.pdf "Populaţia după etnie"]''</ref><br />*[[wikipedia:Roma (Romani subgroup)|Gipsy]] communities.
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 {| class="wikitable"<br />! Year<br />! County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, ''[http://www.insse.ro/rpl2002rezgen/18.pdf "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"]''</ref><br />|-<br />| 1948<br />| 431,586<br />|-<br />| 1956<br />| 516,635<br />|-<br />| 1966<br />| 619,027<br />|-<br />| 1977<br />| 729,243<br />|-<br />| 1992<br />| 811,342<br />|-<br />| 2002<br />| 816,910<br />|-<br />| 2007<br />| 825,100<br />|}
+==Geography==
-==Geography==<br />This county has a total area of 5,476&nbsp;km².
+This county has a total area of 5,476&nbsp;km².
 The county lies on a plain between the [[wikipedia:Siret River|Siret River]] and the [[wikipedia:Prut River|Prut River]]. Also the [[wikipedia:Bahlui River|Bahlui River]] (on the banks of which the city of [[Iaşi]] lies) and the [[Wikipedia:Jijia River (Prut)|Jijia River]] cross the county.
-====Neighbours====<br />{{Romanian counties map}}
+====Neighbours====
+{{Romanian counties map}}
 *[[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]] to the east - [[wikipedia:Raionul Ungheni|Ungheni raion]].<br />*[[Neamţ County]] to the west.<br />*[[Botoşani County]] and [[Suceava County]] to the northwest.<br />*[[Vaslui County]] to the south.(aka. Nowhere)
+==Economy==
-==Economy==<br />Due to its topography, the county is predominantly agricultural. Industry is concentrated in the cities.
+Due to its topography, the county is predominantly agricultural. Industry is concentrated in the cities.
 The principal industries in the county are:<br />* Software industry.<br />* Chemical industry.<br />* Pharmaceutical industry.<br />* Metallurgy and heavy equipment industry.<br />* Textile industry.<br />* Food industry.
+==Tourism==
-==Tourism==<br />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 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:<br />* The city of [[Iaşi]].<br />** The [[wikipedia:Palace of Culture (Iaşi)|Palace of Culture]].<br />** The [[wikipedia:Trei Ierarhi Monastery|Trei Ierarhi]] Orthodox church<br />** The [[wikipedia:Seven hills of Iaşi|Copou hill]].<br />** The [[wikipedia:Metropolitan Cathedral, Iaşi|Metropolitan Cathedral, Iaşi]].<br />* The [[Ruginoasa]] Palace.<br />* The towns of [[Paşcani]], [[Târgu Frumos]] and [[Hârlău]].
+==Administrative divisions==
-==Administrative divisions==<br />Iaşi County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 93 communes<br />*Municipalities<br />**[[Iaşi]] - capital city; population: 315,214 (as of 2007)<br />**[[Paşcani]]<br />*Towns<br />**[[Hârlău]]<br />**[[Podu Iloaiei]]<br />**[[Târgu Frumos]]<br />{{col-begin}}<br />{{col-6}}<br />*Communes<br />**[[Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iaşi|Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]<br />**[[Andrieşeni]]<br />**[[Aroneanu]]<br />**[[Balş, Iaşi|Balş]]<br />**[[Bălţaţi, Iaşi|Bălţaţi]]<br />**[[Bârnova]]<br />**[[Belceşti]]<br />**[[Bivolari]]<br />**[[Brăeşti, Iaşi|Brăeşti]]<br />**[[Butea, Iaşi|Butea]]<br />**[[Cepleniţa]]<br />**[[Ciohorăni]]<br />**[[Ciorteşti]]<br />**[[Ciurea]]<br />**[[Coarnele Caprei]]<br />**[[Comarna]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Costeşti, Iaşi|Costeşti]]<br />**[[Costuleni, Iaşi|Costuleni]]<br />**[[Cotnari]]<br />**[[Cozmeşti, Iaşi|Cozmeşti]]<br />**[[Cristeşti, Iaşi|Cristeşti]]<br />**[[Cucuteni]]<br />**[[Dagâţa]]<br />**[[Deleni, Iaşi|Deleni]]<br />**[[Dobrovăţ]]<br />**[[Dolheşti, Iaşi|Dolheşti]]<br />**[[Drăguşeni, Iaşi|Drăguşeni]]<br />**[[Dumeşti, Iaşi|Dumeşti]]<br />**[[Erbiceni]]<br />**[[Fântânele, Iaşi|Fântânele]]<br />**[[Focuri]]<br />**[[Golăieşti]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Gorban]]<br />**[[Grajduri]]<br />**[[Gropniţa]]<br />**[[Grozeşti, Iaşi|Grozeşti]]<br />**[[Hălăuceşti]]<br />**[[Hărmăneşti]]<br />**[[Heleşteni]]<br />**[[Holboca]]<br />**[[Horleşti]]<br />**[[Ion Neculce, Iaşi|Ion Neculce]]<br />**[[Ipatele]]<br />**[[Lespezi]]<br />**[[Leţcani]]<br />**[[Lungani]]<br />**[[Mădârjac]]<br />**[[Mirceşti]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Mironeasa]]<br />**[[Miroslava, Iaşi|Miroslava]]<br />**[[Mirosloveşti]]<br />**[[Mogoşeşti]]<br />**[[Mogoşeşti-Siret]]<br />**[[Moşna, Iaşi|Moşna]]<br />**[[Moţca]]<br />**[[Movileni, Iaşi|Movileni]]<br />**[[Oţeleni]]<br />**[[Plugari]]<br />**[[Popeşti, Iaşi|Popeşti]]<br />**[[Popricani]]<br />**[[Prisăcani]]<br />**[[Probota, Iaşi|Probota]]<br />**[[Răchiteni]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Răducăneni]]<br />**[[Rediu, Iaşi|Rediu]]<br />**[[Româneşti, Iaşi|Româneşti]]<br />**[[Roşcani]]<br />**[[Ruginoasa, Iaşi|Ruginoasa]]<br />**[[Scânteia, Iaşi|Scânteia]]<br />**[[Schitu Duca]]<br />**[[Scobinţi]]<br />**[[Sineşti, Iaşi|Sineşti]]<br />**[[Sireţel]]<br />**[[Stolniceni-Prăjescu]]<br />**[[Strunga]]<br />**[[Şcheia, Iaşi|Şcheia]]<br />**[[Şipote]]<br />**[[Tansa, Iaşi|Tansa]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Tătăruşi]]<br />**[[Ţibana]]<br />**[[Ţibăneşti]]<br />**[[Ţigănaşi]]<br />**[[Todireşti, Iaşi|Todireşti]]<br />**[[Tomeşti, Iaşi|Tomeşti]]<br />**[[Trifeşti, Iaşi|Trifeşti]]<br />**[[Ţuţora]]<br />**[[Ungheni, Iaşi|Ungheni]]<br />**[[Valea Lupului]]<br />**[[Valea Seacă, Iaşi|Valea Seacă]]<br />**[[Vânători, Iaşi|Vânători]]<br />**[[Victoria, Iaşi|Victoria]]<br />**[[Vlădeni, Iaşi|Vlădeni]]<br />**[[Voineşti, Iaşi|Voineşti]]<br />{{col-end}}
+Iaşi County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 93 communes<br />*Municipalities<br />**[[Iaşi]] - capital city; population: 315,214 (as of 2007)<br />**[[Paşcani]]<br />*Towns<br />**[[Hârlău]]<br />**[[Podu Iloaiei]]<br />**[[Târgu Frumos]]<br />{{col-begin}}<br />{{col-6}}<br />*Communes<br />**[[Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Iaşi|Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]<br />**[[Andrieşeni]]<br />**[[Aroneanu]]<br />**[[Balş, Iaşi|Balş]]<br />**[[Bălţaţi, Iaşi|Bălţaţi]]<br />**[[Bârnova]]<br />**[[Belceşti]]<br />**[[Bivolari]]<br />**[[Brăeşti, Iaşi|Brăeşti]]<br />**[[Butea, Iaşi|Butea]]<br />**[[Cepleniţa]]<br />**[[Ciohorăni]]<br />**[[Ciorteşti]]<br />**[[Ciurea]]<br />**[[Coarnele Caprei]]<br />**[[Comarna]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Costeşti, Iaşi|Costeşti]]<br />**[[Costuleni, Iaşi|Costuleni]]<br />**[[Cotnari]]<br />**[[Cozmeşti, Iaşi|Cozmeşti]]<br />**[[Cristeşti, Iaşi|Cristeşti]]<br />**[[Cucuteni]]<br />**[[Dagâţa]]<br />**[[Deleni, Iaşi|Deleni]]<br />**[[Dobrovăţ]]<br />**[[Dolheşti, Iaşi|Dolheşti]]<br />**[[Drăguşeni, Iaşi|Drăguşeni]]<br />**[[Dumeşti, Iaşi|Dumeşti]]<br />**[[Erbiceni]]<br />**[[Fântânele, Iaşi|Fântânele]]<br />**[[Focuri]]<br />**[[Golăieşti]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Gorban]]<br />**[[Grajduri]]<br />**[[Gropniţa]]<br />**[[Grozeşti, Iaşi|Grozeşti]]<br />**[[Hălăuceşti]]<br />**[[Hărmăneşti]]<br />**[[Heleşteni]]<br />**[[Holboca]]<br />**[[Horleşti]]<br />**[[Ion Neculce, Iaşi|Ion Neculce]]<br />**[[Ipatele]]<br />**[[Lespezi]]<br />**[[Leţcani]]<br />**[[Lungani]]<br />**[[Mădârjac]]<br />**[[Mirceşti]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Mironeasa]]<br />**[[Miroslava, Iaşi|Miroslava]]<br />**[[Mirosloveşti]]<br />**[[Mogoşeşti]]<br />**[[Mogoşeşti-Siret]]<br />**[[Moşna, Iaşi|Moşna]]<br />**[[Moţca]]<br />**[[Movileni, Iaşi|Movileni]]<br />**[[Oţeleni]]<br />**[[Plugari]]<br />**[[Popeşti, Iaşi|Popeşti]]<br />**[[Popricani]]<br />**[[Prisăcani]]<br />**[[Probota, Iaşi|Probota]]<br />**[[Răchiteni]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Răducăneni]]<br />**[[Rediu, Iaşi|Rediu]]<br />**[[Româneşti, Iaşi|Româneşti]]<br />**[[Roşcani]]<br />**[[Ruginoasa, Iaşi|Ruginoasa]]<br />**[[Scânteia, Iaşi|Scânteia]]<br />**[[Schitu Duca]]<br />**[[Scobinţi]]<br />**[[Sineşti, Iaşi|Sineşti]]<br />**[[Sireţel]]<br />**[[Stolniceni-Prăjescu]]<br />**[[Strunga]]<br />**[[Şcheia, Iaşi|Şcheia]]<br />**[[Şipote]]<br />**[[Tansa, Iaşi|Tansa]]<br />{{col-6}}<br />**[[Tătăruşi]]<br />**[[Ţibana]]<br />**[[Ţibăneşti]]<br />**[[Ţigănaşi]]<br />**[[Todireşti, Iaşi|Todireşti]]<br />**[[Tomeşti, Iaşi|Tomeşti]]<br />**[[Trifeşti, Iaşi|Trifeşti]]<br />**[[Ţuţora]]<br />**[[Ungheni, Iaşi|Ungheni]]<br />**[[Valea Lupului]]<br />**[[Valea Seacă, Iaşi|Valea Seacă]]<br />**[[Vânători, Iaşi|Vânători]]<br />**[[Victoria, Iaşi|Victoria]]<br />**[[Vlădeni, Iaşi|Vlădeni]]<br />**[[Voineşti, Iaşi|Voineşti]]<br />{{col-end}}
+== People ==
-== People ==<br />* [[Grigore Antipa]]<br />* [[Monica Bârlădeanu]], actress<br />* [[Emil Brumaru]], poet<br />* [[Petre P. Carp]]<br />* [[Corneliu Zelea Codreanu]]<br />* [[Alexandru C. Cuza]]<br />* [[Liviu Deleanu]]<br />* [[Emil Gârleanu]], writer<br />* [[Spiru Haret]], mathematician<br />* [[Garabet Ibrăileanu]]<br />* [[Mihail Kogălniceanu]]<br />* [[Costache Negruzzi]]<br />* [[Iacob Negruzzi]]<br />* [[George Emil Palade]]<br />* [[Theodor Pallady]]<br />* [[Vasile Pogor]]<br />* [[Emil Racoviţă]]<br />* [[Mihail Sadoveanu]]<br />* [[Constantin Stamati]], poet<br />* [[Dimitrie A. Sturdza]]<br />* [[Mihail Sturdza]]<br />* [[Ionel Teodoreanu]]<br />* [[Alexandru D. Xenopol]]
+* [[Grigore Antipa]]<br />* [[Monica Bârlădeanu]], actress<br />* [[Emil Brumaru]], poet<br />* [[Petre P. Carp]]<br />* [[Corneliu Zelea Codreanu]]<br />* [[Alexandru C. Cuza]]<br />* [[Liviu Deleanu]]<br />* [[Emil Gârleanu]], writer<br />* [[Spiru Haret]], mathematician<br />* [[Garabet Ibrăileanu]]<br />* [[Mihail Kogălniceanu]]<br />* [[Costache Negruzzi]]<br />* [[Iacob Negruzzi]]<br />* [[George Emil Palade]]<br />* [[Theodor Pallady]]<br />* [[Vasile Pogor]]<br />* [[Emil Racoviţă]]<br />* [[Mihail Sadoveanu]]<br />* [[Constantin Stamati]], poet<br />* [[Dimitrie A. Sturdza]]<br />* [[Mihail Sturdza]]<br />* [[Ionel Teodoreanu]]<br />* [[Alexandru D. Xenopol]]
-==References==<br />{{reflist}}
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
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