Iași County

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Iași County
Județul Iași
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St. George Church, Hârlău
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Starcea Lake, Butea
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Iasi in Romania.svg
Coordinates: 47°15′N27°19′E / 47.25°N 27.31°E / 47.25; 27.31
CountryRomania
Development region Nord-Est
Historical region Western Moldavia
Capital Iași
Government
  TypeCounty Board
  President of the County Board Alexe Costel  [ ro ]
  Prefect Constantin Guzgă  [ ro ]
Area
  Total
5,476 km2 (2,114 sq mi)
  Rank 23rd
Population
 (2021-12-01) [1]
  Total
760,774
  Rank 2nd
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Telephone code (+40) 232 or (+40) 332 [2]
ISO 3166 code RO-IS
GDP (nominal)US$ 5.431 billion (2015)
GDP/per capita US$ 27,032 (2022)
Website County Council
Prefecture

Iași County (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjaʃʲ] ) is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași. It is the most populous county in Romania, after the Municipality of Bucharest (which has the same administrative level as that of a county).

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Geography

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Three Lakes Area

This county has a total area of 5,476 km2 (2,114 sq mi). It lies on a plain between the Siret River and the Prut River. Two other rivers run through the county: the Bahlui River (on the banks of which lies the city of Iași) and the Jijia River.

Neighbours

Demographics

At the 2021 census Iași County had a population of 760,774. At the 2011 census, the county had a population of 772,348. [3] According to the 2012 data provided by the County Population Register Service, the total registered population of the county was 873,662 people. [4]

The population of Iași County nowadays is nearly double of what it was seventy years ago.

YearCounty population [6]
1948431,586 Steady2.svg
1956516,635 Increase2.svg
1966619,027 Increase2.svg
1977729,243 Increase2.svg
1992806,778 Increase2.svg
2002816,910 Increase2.svg
2011772,348 Decrease2.svg
2021 760,774 Decrease2.svg

County government

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Iași County Council and Prefecture Headquarters

The Iași County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections, consists of 36 counsellors, with the following party composition: [7]

   PartySeatsCurrent County Council
  National Liberal Party (PNL)17                 
  Social Democratic Party (PSD)10                 
  Save Romania Union (USR)6                 
  People's Movement Party (PMP)3                 

Economy

This county is predominantly agricultural, due to its topography. Industry is concentrated in the cities. The principal industries are:

Tourism

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Hadâmbu Monastery
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Sturdza Palace in Miclăușeni

The city of Iași is the most important city in Moldavia and one of the most important social, cultural and business centres in Romania. It has the oldest University in the country, and, until the formation of the United Principalities, it was the capital of Moldavia.

Some of the tourist destinations in the county:

Communities

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Iași
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Pașcani
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Târgu Frumos

Iași County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns, and 93 communes

Historical county

Județul Iași
County (Județ)
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The building of the prefecture of Iași County from the interwar period, now the George Enescu National University of Arts
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Country Flag of Romania.svg Romania
Historic region Moldavia
Capital city (Reședință de județ) Iași
Area
  Total
3,227 km2 (1,246 sq mi)
Population
 (1930)
  Total
275,796
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

The county was located in the northeastern part of Greater Romania, in the northeast of the region of Moldavia. Today, most of the territory of the former county is part of the current Iași County. In the eastern part of the county, the county included a part of the left bank of the Prut River, now in the territory of the Republic of Moldova. It was bordered to the north by the counties of Botoșani and Bălți, to the east by Lăpușna County, to the south by the counties of Fălciu and Vaslui, and to the west by the counties of Roman and Baia.

Administration

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Map of Iași County as constituted in 1938.

In 1938, the county was divided into six districts ( plăși ): [9]

  1. Plasa Bahlui, headquartered at Podu Iloaiei
  2. Plasa Cârligătura  [ ro ], headquartered at Târgu Frumos
  3. Plasa Codru  [ ro ], headquartered at Buciumii (at that time a commune, now Bucium District  [ ro ] in the city of Iași) [10]
  4. Plasa Copou, headquartered at Iași
  5. Plasa Turia, headquartered at Șipotele
  6. Plasa Ungheni, headquartered at Ungheni-Târg, now the city of Ungheni in the Republic of Moldova

Iași County included two urban localities: Iași (county seat) and urban commune Târgu Frumos, located at the western border of the county.

Population

According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 275,796 inhabitants, 81.6% Romanians, 14.6% Jews, 0.6% Russians, 0.5% Hungarians, 0.4% Germans, as well as other minorities. [11] From the religious point of view, the population was 82.0% Eastern Orthodox, 14.9% Jewish, 2.3% Roman Catholic, as well as other minorities.

Urban population

In 1930, the county's urban population was 107,804 inhabitants, 102,872 in Iaşi and 4,932 in Târgu Frumos, comprising 60.8% Romanians, 33.6% Jews, 0.9% Germans, 0.9% Russians, as well as other minorities. In the urban area, languages were Romanian (72.5%), followed by Yiddish (22.2%), Russian (1.8%), German (0.9%), as well as other minorities. [11] From the religious point of view, the urban population was composed of Eastern Orthodox (61.4%), Jewish (34.4%), Roman Catholic (3.0%), as well as other minorities.

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