Suceava County

Suceava () is a county (judeţ) of Romania in the historical regions Moldavia and Bukovina. The capital of Suceava County is Suceava.
 Physical geography 
Suceava County has an area of 8,553 km².

The west side of the county has many mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group. These are the Rodna Mountains, the Rarău Mountains, the Giumalău Mountains and the three "Obcine". The county is lower in the east, with the lowest point in the Siret River valley.

The county contains the Siret River and some of its tributaries. This means that they run into the Siret River. These tributaries are the Moldova River, the Suceava River and the Bistriţa River.

 Neighbours 
 Botoşani County and Iaşi County to the east.
 Maramureş County and Bistriţa-Năsăud County to the west.
 Ukraine to the north.
 Mureş County, Harghita County and Neamţ County to the south.

 Divisions 
Suceava County has 5 municipalities, 11 towns and 98 communes.

 Municipalities 
 Suceava – capital city; population: 118,670
 Fălticeni
 Rădăuţi
 Câmpulung Moldovenesc
 Vatra Dornei

 Towns 
 Broşteni
 Cajvana
 Dolhasca
 Frasin
 Gura Humorului
 Liteni
 Milişăuţi
 Salcea
 Siret
 Solca
 Vicovu de Sus

 Communes 

 Adâncata
 Arbore
 Baia
 Bălăceana
 Bălcăuţi
 Berchişeşti
 Bilca
 Bogdăneşti
 Boroaia
 Bosanci
 Botoşana
 Breaza
 Brodina
 Buneşti
 Burla
 Cacica
 Calafindeşti
 Capu Câmpului  
 Cârlibaba
 Ciocăneşti
 Ciprian Porumbescu
 Comăneşti
 Cornu Luncii
 Coşna
 Crucea
 Dărmăneşti
 Dolheşti
 Dorna-Arini
 Dorna Candrenilor
 Dorneşti
 Drăgoieşti
 Drăguşeni
 Dumbrăveni
 Fântâna Mare
 Fântânele
 Forăşti  
 Frătăuţii Noi
 Frătăuţii Vechi
 Frumosu
 Fundu Moldovei
 Gălăneşti
 Grămeşti
 Grăniceşti
 Hănţeşti
 Hârtop
 Horodnic de Jos
 Horodnic de Sus
 Horodniceni
 Iacobeni
 Iaslovăţ
 Ilişeşti
 Ipoteşti
 Izvoarele Sucevei
 Mălini  
 Mănăstirea Humorului
 Marginea
 Mitocu Dragomirnei
 Moara
 Moldova-Suliţa
 Moldoviţa
 Muşeniţa
 Ostra
 Păltinoasa
 Panaci
 Pârteştii de Jos
 Pătrăuţi
 Poiana Stampei
 Poieni-Solca
 Pojorâta
 Preuteşti
 Putna
 Rădăşeni  
 Râşca
 Sadova
 Şaru Dornei
 Satu Mare
 Şcheia
 Serbăuţi
 Siminicea
 Slatina
 Straja
 Stroieşti
 Stulpicani
 Suceviţa
 Todireşti
 Udeşti
 Ulma
 Vadu Moldovei
 Valea Moldovei
 Vama 
 Vatra Moldoviţei
 Vereşti
 Vicovu de Jos
 Voitinel
 Volovăţ
 Vultureşti
 Zamostea
 Zvoriştea

 Villages 
 Soloneţu Nou

 Population 
In 2002, it had a population of 688,435. The population density was 80.5/km².

These are the nationalities of the people who live in Suceava County.National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie" 
 Romanians – 96.3%
 Romas – 1.33%
 Ukrainians, Poles, Slovaks, other.

This is how the population of Suceava County has changed over the last 60 years.National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002" 

 Year County population 1948  439,751 1956  507,674 1966  572,781 1977  633,899 1992  701,830 2002  688,435

 Economy 
The predominant industries in the county are:
 Wood industry – the county has the most surface covered with forests in Romania.
 Food industry.
 Mechanical components industry.
 Construction materials industry.
 Textile and leather industry.

There are also metals that are mined in the mountains.

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