Bălți County (Romania)
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Bălți County was a county (Romanian: județ) in the Kingdom of Romania between 1925 and 1938 and between 1941 and 1944, with the seat at Bălți.
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Județul Bălți | |
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County (Județ) | |
Country | Romania |
Historic region | Bessarabia |
Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Bălți |
Established | 1925 (first time) 1941 (second time) |
Ceased to exist | 1938 (first time) 1944 (second time) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,246 km2 (1,639 sq mi) |
Population (1930) | |
• Total | 386,476 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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The county was located in the eastern part of Greater Romania, in the northern part of Bessarabia. Its territory now belongs to the Republic of Moldova, covering almost the territory of Moldova's Bălți County, which existed between 1998 and 2003.
Bălți County neighboured the counties of Soroca to the east, Orhei to the south-east, Lăpușna and Iași to the south-west, Botoșani to the north-east, and Hotin to the north.