Botoșani County

County (Judeţ)
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 47°51′08″N 6°44′47″E / 47.8523°N 6.7464°ECoordinates: 47°51′08″N 6°44′47″E / 47.8523°N 6.7464°E
Country	Romania
Development region1	Nord-Est
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Botoşani
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Constantin Conţac
• Prefect2	Gheorghe Sorescu
Area
• Total	4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	452,834
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	71wxyz3
Car Plates	BT5
Website	County Board; County Prefecture

Botoşani (IPA: [bo.to.'ʃanʲ]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia. The capital of Botoşani County is Botoşani.

Geography

Botoşani County has an area of 4,986 km².

Botoşani County has 2 municipalities, 5 towns and 67 communes.


County (Judeţ)
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°51′08″N 6°44′47″E / 47.8523°N 6.7464°E / 47.8523; 6.7464Coordinates: 47°51′08″N 6°44′47″E / 47.8523°N 6.7464°E / 47.8523; 6.7464
Country	Romania
Development region¹	Nord-Est
Historic region	Moldavia
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Botoşani
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	Constantin Conţac
• Prefect²	Gheorghe Sorescu
Area
• Total	4,986 km² (1,925 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	452,834
• Density	91/km² (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	71wxyz³
Car Plates	BT⁵
Website	County Board County Prefecture