CosteÅŸti () is a city in
Rîșcani District
Rîșcani () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Rîșcani.
The other major city is Costești. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 70,000.
History
Near the town Costești there are traces of a ...
, in northern
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
.
Overview
Costești has a population of 4,109 at the
2004 census. It is composed of the city itself, population 2,247, and four villages: ''Dămășcani'', population 361, ''Duruitoarea'', population 379, ''Păscăuți'', population 950, and ''Proscureni'', population 172.
The
Stânca-Costeşti Dam is a dam on the
Prut River
The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; , ) is a river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube, and is long. Part of its course forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine.
Characteristics
The Prut originates on the eas ...
and a
checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești and
Stânca, in
Botoșani County
Botoșani County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Western Moldavia (encompassing a few villages in neighbouring Suceava County from Bukovina to the west as well), with the county seat at Botoșani.
Demographics
As of 1st of December 20 ...
,
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
.
References
Cities and towns in Moldova
Rîșcani District
Moldova–Romania border crossings
Populated places on the Prut
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