Suceava County

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Suceava County
Administrative map of Romania with Suceava county highlighted
Facts
Development region: Nord-Est
Historic region: Moldavia
Capital city: Suceava
Population:
 • As of 2002:
 • Population density:

688,435
80/km²
Area: 8,553 km²
Codes:
 • Car numbers
 • ISO 3166-2:RO

SV
RO-SV
Telephone code: (+40) x30 (1)
Web:
 
County Council
Prefecture
1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3

Suceava (IPA: [su.'ʧa.va]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the capital city at Suceava.

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[edit] Neighbours

[edit] Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 688,435 and the population density was 80.5/km².

Year County population[2]
1948 439,751
1956 507,674
1966 572,781
1977 633,899
1992 701,830
2002 688,435

[edit] Geography

This county has a total area of 8,553 km².

The western side of the county consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Rodna Mountains, the Rarău Mountains, the Giumalău Mountains and the three "Obcine" with lower heights. The county's elevation decreases toward the east, with the lowest height in the Siret River valley.

The rivers crossing the county are the Siret River with its tributaries: the Moldova River, the Suceava River and the Bistriţa River.

[edit] Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Wood industry - the county has the largest surfaces covered with forests in Romania.
  • Food industry.
  • Mechanical components industry.
  • Construction materials industry.
  • Textile and leather industry

There are also metals explorations in the mountains.

[edit] Tourism

The main tourist attractions in the county are:

[edit] Administrative divisions

The county has 5 municipalities, 11 towns and 96 communes.

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] Towns

[edit] Communes

  • Adâncata
  • Arbore
  • Baia
  • Bălăceana
  • Bălcăuţi
  • Bilca
  • Bogdăneşti
  • Boroaia
  • Bosanci
  • Botoşana
  • Breaza
  • Brodina
  • Broşteni
  • Buneşti
  • Burla
  • Cacica
  • Calafindeşti
  • Capu Câmpului
  • Cârlibaba
  • Ciocăneşti
  • Ciprian Porumbescu
  • Comăneşti
  • Cornu Luncii
  • Coşna
  • Crucea
  • Dărmăneşti
  • Dolheşti
  • Dorna-Arini
  • Dorna Candrenilor
  • Dorneşti
  • Drăgoieşti
  • Drăguşeni
  • Dumbrăveni
  • Fântâna Mare
  • Fântânele
  • Forăşti
  • Frătăuţii Noi
  • Frătăuţii Vechi
  • Frumosu
  • Fundu Moldovei
  • Gălăneşti
  • Grămeşti
  • Grăniceşti
  • Hănţeşti
  • Hârtop
  • Horodnic de Jos
  • Horodnic de Sus
  • Horodniceni
  • Iacobeni
  • Iaslovăţ
  • Ilişeşti
  • Ipoteşti
  • Izvoarele Sucevei
  • Mălini
  • Mănăstirea Humorului
  • Marginea
  • Mitocu Dragomirnei
  • Moara
  • Moldova-Suliţa
  • Moldoviţa
  • Muşeniţa
  • Ostra
  • Păltinoasa
  • Panaci
  • Pârteştii de Jos
  • Pătrăuţi
  • Poiana Stampei
  • Pojorâta
  • Preuteşti
  • Putna
  • Rădăşeni
  • Râşca
  • Sadova
  • Şaru Dornei
  • Satu Mare
  • Scheia
  • Serbăuţi
  • Siminicea
  • Slatina
  • Straja
  • Stroieşti
  • Stulpicani
  • Suceviţa
  • Todireşti
  • Udeşti
  • Ulma
  • Vadu Moldovei
  • Valea Moldovei
  • Vama
  • Vatra Moldoviţei
  • Vereşti
  • Vicovu de Jos
  • Voitinel
  • Volovăţ
  • Vultureşti
  • Zamostea
  • Zvoriştea

[edit] Villages

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"
  2. ^ National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"
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