Vaslui ('va.sluj) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 455,049 and the population density was 86/km².

• Romanians - over 98%
• Romas, other

Year	County population
1948	344,917
1956	401,626
1966	431,555
1977	437,251
1992	461,374
2002	455,049

Geography

This county has an area of 5,318 km².

The county lies on a plane, being bounded by the Prut River on the east and crossed in its centre by Bârlad River, a tributary of Siret River.

Neighbours

• Republic of Moldova to the east - Cantemir raion and Cahul raion.
• Neamţ County, Bacău County and Vrancea County to the west.
• Iaşi County to the north.
• Galaţi County to the south.

People

• Dimitrie Cantemir
• Ştefan Procopiu
• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
• Constantin Tănase

Economy

Vaslui County was heavily industrialised during the communist period and had large industrial complexes that went bankrupt during the 1990s. Today, the county's industry is mainly agricultural one, with other industries concentrated in the main urban areas.

County's main industries:

• mechanical components
• chemicals
• food stuffs
• textiles.

Tourism

The main tourist destinations are the cities of Vaslui, Bârlad and Huşi.

Administrative divisions

The county has 3 municipalities, two towns and 81 communes.

Municipalities

• Vaslui
• Bârlad
• Huşi

Towns

• Murgeni
• Negreşti

Communes

Albeşti Alexandru Vlahuţă Arsura Băcani Băceşti Bălteni Banca Berezeni Blăgeşti Bogdana Bogdăneşti Bogdăniţa Boţeşti Buneşti-Avereşti Ciocani Codăeşti Coroieşti Costeşti Cozmeşti

Creţeşti Dăneşti Deleni Deleşti Dimitrie Cantemir Dodeşti Dragomireşti Drânceni Duda-Epureni Dumeşti Epureni Fălciu Fereşti Fruntişeni Găgeşti Gârceni Ghergheşti Griviţa Hoceni

Iana Ibăneşti Ivăneşti Iveşti Laza Lipovăţ Lunca Banului Măluşteni Micleşti Muntenii de Jos Muntenii de Sus Olteneşti Oşeşti Pădureni Perieni Pochidia Pogana Pogoneşti Poieneşti

Puieşti Pungeşti Puşcaşi Rafaila Rebricea Roşieşti Soleşti Stănileşti Ştefan cel Mare Şuletea Tăcuta Tanacu Tătărăni Todireşti Tutova Văleni Vetrişoaia Viişoara Vinderei

Voineşti Vultureşti Vutcani Zăpodeni Zorleni

Villages

• Crasna, Vaslui

References