Western Moldavia
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova ), also called Romanian Moldavia or Western Moldavia, is the main historic and geographical part of the old Principality of Moldavia. It is in eastern and north-eastern Romania. Romanian Moldavia is made up of eight counties. This covers over 18% of Romania's territory. Six out of the 8 counties make up Romania's Nord-Est development region. The two southern counties are in Romania's Sud-Est development region. It makes up around 48.67% of full Moldavia.
Moldova (Romanian) | |
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Country | Romania |
Area | |
• Total | 46,173 km2 (17,827 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,178,694 |
• Density | 90.5008/km2 (234.3960/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Western Moldavia Media
Historical regions of Greater Romania; (Western) Moldavia in blue.