Galaţi

Galaţi ( in Romanian, ; ;  ) is a city in the eastern part of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is the capital city of Galaţi County.

It lies on the west bank of the Danube River, near Moldova and Ukraine.

As of 2011, about 196,003 people lived in Galaţi. But in 2016, 304,000 people were living in Galaţi.

 Sister cities 
  Coventry, England; since 1963.
  Piraeus, Greece; since 1985.
  Wuhan, China; since 1987.
  Pessac, France; since 1991.
  Limón, Costa Rica; since 1992.
  Hammond, United States; since 1997.
  Mykolaiv, Ukraine; since 2002.
  Odesa, Ukraine; since 2002.
  Sevastopol, Ukraine; since 2002.
  Yalta, Ukraine; since 2002.
  Ancona, Italy.
  Jesi, Italy; since 2003.
  Scottsbluff, United States; since 2007
  Bombay, India; since 2007.
  Brindisi, Italy; since 2007.

Sources

 Other websites 
  Official site 
  Pictures of old Galaţi

Category:Cities in Romania
Category:County capitals of Romania
Category:Municipalities of Romania
Category:Galați County