Pașcani
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Pașcani | |
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Coordinates: 47°14′58″N 26°43′38″E / 47.24944°N 26.72722°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Iași |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Marius-Nicolae Pintilie[1] (PNL) |
Area | 75.42 km2 (29.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Highest elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 30,766 |
• Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 705200 |
Area code | (+40) 02 32 |
Vehicle reg. | IS |
Website | www |
Pașcani (Romanian pronunciation: [paʃˈkanʲ]) is a city in Iași County in the Western Moldavia region of Romania, on the Siret river. As of 2011[update], it has a population of 33,745. Five villages are administered by the city: Blăgești, Boșteni, Gâstești, Lunca, and Sodomeni.
The city derived its name from the estate of the boyar Oană Pașca. It is the city where Mihail Sadoveanu's novel The Place Where Nothing Happened takes place. An important local site is the Church of the Holy Archangels.
Pașcani is a key node in the Căile Ferate Române rail network; its train station serves the CFR main lines 500 and 600.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1930 | 13,968 | — |
1948 | 10,857 | −22.3% |
1956 | 15,008 | +38.2% |
1966 | 18,689 | +24.5% |
1977 | 24,459 | +30.9% |
1992 | 44,900 | +83.6% |
2002 | 42,172 | −6.1% |
2011 | 33,745 | −20.0% |
Source: Census data |
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References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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