Bălți
Sign in to saveBălți () is a city in Moldova. It is the third-largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău and Tiraspol. The city holds the status of Municipality. It is a major industrial, cultural and commercial centre and transportation hub in the north of the country. It is situated north of the capital Chișinău, and is located on the river Răut, a tributary of the Dniester, on a hilly landscape in the Bălți steppe. As of the 2024 Moldovan census, the Municipality had a population of 94,546 - while the city of Bălți proper had a population of 90,954.
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Bălți is Moldova's third-largest city and serves as a major industrial, cultural, and transportation hub in the northern part of the country. Located on the Răut River north of the capital Chișinău, it is an important economic and commercial center with a population of around 91,000 people.
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Bălți () is a city in Moldova. It is the third-largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău and Tiraspol. The city holds the status of Municipality. It is a major industrial, cultural and commercial centre and transportation hub in the north of the country. It is situated north of the capital Chișinău, and is located on the river Răut, a tributary of the Dniester, on a hilly landscape in the Bălți steppe. As of the 2024 Moldovan census, the Municipality had a population of 94,546 - while the city of Bălți proper had a population of 90,954.
==Name== The word "bălți" (pl. of Romanian sing. "baltă") in direct translation means "puddle". It is believed that the city had been named thus because it was founded on a hill dominating the wetland formed where the creek Răuțel ("Little Răut") falls into the river Răut.