Botoșani is a county of Romania, in Moldavia , with the capital city at Botoșani. In October 31, 2011, it had a population of 398,938 and the population density was 80/km. This is a predominantly agricultural county. The predominant industries in the county are: At Stânca-Costeşti there is one of the greatest hydroelectric power plants in Romania. The north-eastern town of Dorohoi witnessed 6 deaths in the night of 28–29 June as floods rose to just over 1 metre /3.3 feet in some places. Several roads into Dorohoi remained either washed away or under water. The... heavy rain that had been falling for much of the past week in the Balkan country and forecasters have warned that it will continue in northeast Romania until Wednesday morning. The emergency situations spokeswoman Dorina Lupu from Botoşani judet said unusually heavy rain had killed 6 people, most in the town of Dorohoi on the 29th. On 5 July 2010, the Danube in Galaţi recorded a flow rate of 676 cm and a flow of 16,055 m/s. At Şendreni, Siret had a rate of 728 cm .
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| Country: | Romania |
| Population: | 452,834 |
| Area: | 1925.1 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Eastern European Time |
| Also known as: | Botosani County, Judeţul Botoşani, Botoşani |