Bălți County
| Județul Bălți |
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County (Județ) |
Coat of arms | |
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| Country |
 Romania |
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| Historic region |
Bessarabia |
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| Capital city (Reședință de județ) |
Bălți |
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| Established |
1925 |
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| Ceased to exist |
Administrative and Constitutional Reform in 1938 |
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| Area |
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| • Total |
4,246 km2 (1,639 sq mi) |
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| Population (1930) |
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| • Total |
386,476 |
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| Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
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| • Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Bălți was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania between 1925 and 1938 and a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Bălți. Its population in 2003 was 500,900.
Interwar county
Neighbours
The county neighboured the counties of Soroca to the east, Orhei to the south-east, Lăpușna, Iași to the south-west, Botoșani to the north-east, and Hotin to the north.
Administration
The county consisted of six districts (plăṣi):
After 1938
After the 1938 Administrative and Constitutional Reform, this county merged with the counties of Bacău, Baia, Botoșani, Iași, Neamț, Roman, Soroca and Vaslui to form Ținutul Prut.
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