Suceava County
Suceava County Județul Suceava |
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Country | Romania | |
Development region | Nord-Est | |
Historical region | Southern Bukovina | |
Capital | Suceava | |
Area | ||
• Total | 8,553 km2 (3,302 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 2nd | |
Population (2011 census[1]) | ||
• Total | 634,810 | |
• Rank | 8th | |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
Telephone code | (+40) 230 or (+40) 330[2] | |
ISO 3166 code | RO-SV | |
Website | County Council Prefecture |
Suceava (Romanian pronunciation: [suˈt͡ʃe̯ava]) is a county (județ) of Romania, comprising mainly the historical Moldavian region of southern Bukovina, and a few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.
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Demographics
In 2011, Suceava County had a population of 634,810, with a population density of 74/km2.
- Romanians - 96.14%[3]
- Romani - 1.92%
- Ukrainians - 0.92%
- Lipovans - 0.27%
- Germans - 0.11%
- Poles, Slovaks, other - 0.5%.
Year | County population[4] |
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1948 | 439,751 |
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Geography
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This county has a total area of 8,553 square kilometres (3,302 sq mi).
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 Ridges of Bukovina 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 Bistrița River.
Neighbours
- Botoșani County and Iași County to the east.
- Maramureș County and Bistrița-Năsăud County to the west.
- Ukraine to the north - Chernivtsi Oblast.
- Mureș County, Harghita County and Neamț County to the south.
Economy
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Lumber - producing the greatest land mass of forests in Romania.
- Food and Cooking.
- Mechanical components.
- Construction materials.
- Mining.
- Textile and leather.
- For Market Example for all the stuff above: Metro (one of the biggest Markets in Romania).
Tourism
The main tourist attractions in the county are:
- The city of Suceava with its medieval fortifications.
- The Painted churches of northern Moldavia and their Monasteries:
- The Voroneț Monastery.
- The Putna Monastery.
- The Moldovița Monastery.
- The Sucevita Monastery.
- The Bogdana Monastery from Rădăuți.
- The Humor Monastery.
- The Arbore Monastery.
- The Probota Monastery.
- The Dragomirna Monastery.
- The medieval salt mine of Cacica
- The Vatra Dornei Resort.
- The cities of Rădăuți, Fălticeni and Câmpulung Moldovenesc.
Administrative divisions
Suceava County has 5 municipalities, 11 towns and 98 communes
- Municipalities
- Câmpulung Moldovenesc
- Fălticeni
- Rădăuți
- Suceava - capital city; population: 92,121 (as of 2011)
- Vatra Dornei
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- Communes
- Adâncata
- Arbore
- Baia
- Bălăceana
- Bălcăuți
- Berchișești
- Bilca
- Bogdănești
- Boroaia
- Bosanci
- Botoșana
- Breaza
- Brodina
- Bunești
- Burla
- Cacica
- Calafindești
- Capu Câmpului
- Cârlibaba
- Ciocănești
- Ciprian Porumbescu
- Comănești
- Cornu Luncii
- Coșna
- Crucea
- Dărmănești
- Dolhești
- Dorna-Arini
- Dorna Candrenilor
- Dornești
- Drăgoiești
- Drăgușeni
- Dumbrăveni
- Fântâna Mare
- Fântânele
- Forăști
- Frătăuții Noi
- Frătăuții Vechi
- Frumosu
- Fundu Moldovei
- Gălănești
- Grămești
- Grănicești
- Hănțești
- Hârtop
- Horodnic de Jos
- Horodnic de Sus
- Horodniceni
- Iacobeni
- Iaslovăț
- Ilișești
- Ipotești
- Izvoarele Sucevei
- Mălini
- Mănăstirea Humorului
- Marginea
- Mitocu Dragomirnei
- Moara
- Moldova-Sulița
- Moldovița
- Mușenița
- Ostra
- Păltinoasa
- Panaci
- Pârteștii de Jos
- Pătrăuți
- Poiana Stampei
- Poieni-Solca
- Pojorâta
- Preutești
- Putna
- Rădășeni
- Râșca
- Sadova
- Șaru Dornei
- Satu Mare
- Șcheia
- Șerbăuți
- Siminicea
- Slatina
- Straja
- Stroiești
- Stulpicani
- Sucevița
- Todirești
- Udești
- Ulma
- Vadu Moldovei
- Valea Moldovei
- Vama
- Vatra Moldoviței
- Verești
- Vicovu de Jos
- Voitinel
- Volovăț
- Vulturești
- Zamostea
- Zvoriștea
- Villages
2010 floodings
During June 2010, Gheorghe Flutur, the president of Suceava County, told the Mediafax news agency that his region was one of the worst hit in the country. In the morning of June 29th, relief work was coordinated to deal with flooding that killed 21 people, and caused hundreds to be evacuated from their homes.[5]
References
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- ↑ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația după etnie"
- ↑ National Institute of Statistics, "Populația la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 și 2002"
- ↑ [1]