Vaslui County
Județ (department) of Romania
Vaslui County (Romanian pronunciation: [vasˈluj]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Western Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 395,499 and the population density was 74/km2.
Romanians - over 98%
Romas, other ethnicities - c. 2%
Geography
This county has an area of 5,318 km2.
The county lies on a plane, being bounded by the Prut River on the east and crossed in its centre by Bârlad River, a tributary of Siret River.
Neighbours
Republic of Moldova to the east - Cahul District, Hîncești District, Leova District and Cantemir District.
Neamț County, Bacău County and Vrancea County to the west.
Iași County to the north.
Galați County to the south.
People
Dimitrie Cantemir
Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Alexandra Nechita
Ana Pauker
Ștefan Procopiu
Emil Racoviță
Constantin Tănase
Nicolae Tonitza
Alexandru Vlahuță
Economy
Vaslui County was heavily industrialised during the Communist period and had large industrial complexes that went bankrupt during the 1990s.
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