Costești, Rîșcani

For other places with the same name, see Costești (disambiguation) § Moldova.
"Duruitoarea" redirects here; not to be confused with Duruitoarea Nouă.
"Pascauti" redirects here; not to be confused with Pashkivtsi.

Costești
City
Costești is located in Moldova
Costești
Costești
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°51′30″N 27°15′31″E / 47.85833°N 27.25861°E / 47.85833; 27.25861
CountryMoldova
DistrictRîșcani District
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total
3,507
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Route to Costesti

Costeşti (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈteʃtʲ]) is a city in Rîșcani District, in northern Moldova.

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 and a checkpoint between Moldova and Romania. The dam is located between Costești and Stânca, in Botoșani County, Romania.

References

  1. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics – Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.


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