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Iaşi
Coat of arms of Iaşi
Coat of arms
Country Romania
Development region Nord-Est
Historic region Moldavia
Capital Iaşi
Area
 • Total 5,476 km2 (2,114 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total 824,083
 • Density 150.490/km2 (389.77/sq mi)
Telephone code (+40) 232 or (+40) 332
ISO 3166 code RO-IS
Website County Council
Prefecture

Iaşi is a special area in Romania called a county (or judeţ in Romanian). It's located in the Moldavia region, which is in the northeastern part of the country. The main city and capital of Iaşi County is Iaşi.

How Many People Live Here?

About 825,000 people lived in Iaşi County in 2007. The number of people living in the county has grown a lot over the years. You can see how the population has changed in the table below:

Year County population
1948 431,586
1956 516,635
1966 619,027
1977 729,243
1992 811,342
2002 816,910
2007 825,100

How Iaşi County is Organized

Iaşi County is divided into different types of areas to help manage everything. It has 2 big cities called municipalities, 3 smaller towns, and 93 communes (which are like smaller towns or groups of villages).

Main Cities (Municipalities)

These are the largest and most important cities in the county:

  • Iaşi - This is the capital city of the county, with a population of 315,214 people.
  • Paşcani

Towns

These are smaller than municipalities but still important urban areas:

  • Târgu Frumos
  • Hârlău
  • Podu Iloaiei

Communes (Villages)

Communes are smaller areas, often made up of several villages. Iaşi County has many of these:

  • Alexandru Ioan Cuza
  • Andrieşeni
  • Aroneanu
  • Balş
  • Bălţaţi
  • Bârnova
  • Belceşti
  • Bivolari
  • Brăeşti
  • Butea
  • Cepleniţa
  • Ciohorani
  • Ciorteşti
  • Ciurea
  • Coarnele Caprei
  • Comarna
  • Costeşti
  • Costuleni
  • Cotnari
  • Cozmeşti
  • Cristeşti
  • Cucuteni
  • Dagâţa
  • Deleni
  • Dobrovăţ
  • Dolheşti
  • Drăguşeni
  • Dumeşti
  • Erbiceni
  • Fântânele
  • Focuri
  • Golăieşti
  • Gorban
  • Grajduri
  • Gropniţa
  • Grozeşti
  • Hălăuceşti
  • Harmaneşti
  • Heleşteni
  • Holboca
  • Horleşti
  • Ion Neculce
  • Ipatele
  • Lespezi
  • Leţcani
  • Lungani
  • Mădârjac
  • Mirceşti
  • Mironeasa
  • Miroslava
  • Mirosloveşti
  • Mogoşeşti-Iaşi
  • Mogoşeşti-Siret
  • Moşna
  • Moţca
  • Movileni
  • Oţeleni
  • Plugari
  • Popeşti
  • Popricani
  • Prisăcani
  • Probota
  • Răchiteni
  • Răducăneni
  • Rediu
  • Româneşti
  • Roşcani
  • Ruginoasa
  • Scânteia
  • Schitu Duca
  • Scobinţi
  • Sineşti
  • Sireţel
  • Stolniceni-Prăjescu
  • Strunga
  • Şcheia
  • Şipote
  • Tansa
  • Tătăruşi
  • Ţibana
  • Ţibăneşti
  • Ţigănaşi
  • Todireşti
  • Tomeşti
  • Trifeşti
  • Ţuţora
  • Ungheni
  • Valea Lupului
  • Valea Seacă
  • Vânători
  • Victoria
  • Vlădeni
  • Voineşti


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See also

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