Regiunea Botoşani

Regiunea Bacău (Bacău region) was one of the 1950 newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, set after the Soviet style. It existed until 1952 when it was merged into Suceava region.

History

The capital of the region was Botoşani, and its territory comprised the area of the nowadays Botoşani County. In 1952 the region was dissolved and its rayons are taken by Suceava region.

Neighbors

Botoşani region had as neighbors:

East: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; South: Iaşi region; West: Suceava region; North: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Rayons

Botoşani, Darabani, Săveni, Dorohoi, Truşeşti.