Belcești

For the village in Vaslui County, see Pogonești.
Belceşti
Commune
Country  Romania
County Iași County
Population (2002)[1] 11,179
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Belcești is a commune in Iași County, Romania, situated on the Bahlui River 44 km from Iași. One of the county's largest communes, with a population of 11,179 in 2002, it is composed of six villages: Belcești, Liteni, Munteni, Satu Nou, Tansa, and Ulmi.

In the vicinity of Belcești, the important Tansa-Belcești dam was built on the Bahlui River in order to prevent flooding. Most Belcești residents work in agriculture, with fishing another livelihood.

References

  1. Romanian census data, 2002 Archived July 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 47°19′N 27°06′E / 47.317°N 27.100°E / 47.317; 27.100


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