Sources
Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a site - Become an editor
Wikipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Are you an expert in this subject? Join the discussion and share your knowledge at Wikipedia.org.
Vaslui County
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Vaslui County | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
| Facts | |||
| Development region: | Nord-Est | ||
| Historic region: | Moldavia | ||
| Capital city: | Vaslui | ||
| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: |
455,049 86/km² |
||
| Area: | 5,318 km² | ||
| Codes: • Car numbers • ISO 3166-2:RO |
VS RO-VS |
||
| Telephone code: | (+40) x35 (1) | ||
| Web: |
County Council Prefecture |
||
| 1. x is 2 or 3 depending on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market. | |||
Vaslui (IPA: ['va.sluj]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.
Contents |
In 2002, it had a population of 455,049 and the population density was 86/km².
| Year | County population[2] |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 344,917 |
| 1956 | 401,626 |
| 1966 | 431,555 |
| 1977 | 437,251 |
| 1992 | 461,374 |
| 2002 | 455,049 |
This county has an area of 5,318 km².
The county lies on a plane, being bounded by the Prut River on the east and crossed in its centre by Bârlad River, a tributary of Siret River.
- Republic of Moldova to the east - Cantemir raion and Cahul raion.
- Neamţ County, Bacău County and Vrancea County to the west.
- Iaşi County to the north.
- Galaţi County to the south.
Vaslui County was heavily industrialised during the communist period and had large industrial complexes that went bankrupt during the 1990s. Today, the county's industry is mainly agricultural one, with other industries concentrated in the main urban areas.
County's main industries:
- mechanical components
- chemicals
- food stuffs
- textiles.
The main tourist destinations are the cities of Vaslui, Bârlad and Huşi.
The county has 3 municipalities, one town and 71 communes.
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
- ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
|
|
|
|---|---|
| Alba • Arad • Argeş • Bacău • Bihor • Bistriţa-Năsăud • Botoşani • Braşov • Brăila • Buzău • Caraş-Severin • Călăraşi • Cluj • Constanţa • Covasna • Dâmboviţa • Dolj • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Gorj • Harghita • Hunedoara • Ialomiţa • Iaşi • Ilfov • Maramureş • Mehedinţi • Mureş • Neamţ • Olt • Prahova • Satu Mare • Sălaj • Sibiu • Suceava • Teleorman • Timiş • Tulcea • Vaslui • Vâlcea • Vrancea |
 |