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บัลตส์

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Also known as Bălţi, Bel'tsy, Bel'tsi, Bielce, Belts', Bieltsi, Belzy, Beltsy

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.

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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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The entry is geolocated on the map in MD, across 3 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, บัลตส์ is referenced by 585 other articles, and connects out to Transnistria, Stephen III of Moldavia and FC Bălți.

It is catalogued under topics including 1620 establishments in Europe, Bălți and Bălți County (Romania).

Its subject is documented across 94 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Bălți
Region: Bălţi
Country: Moldova
Population: 125,000

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bălți
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Bălți.png
Settlement.image_seal: Coat of Arms of Balti.png
Settlement.image_map: Balti in Moldova (semi-secession).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Bălți highlighted red in Moldova
Settlement.pushpin_map: Moldova
Settlement.pushpin_label: Bălți
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Moldova
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Communes
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sadovoe, Elizaveta
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1620
Settlement.established_title2: City rights
Settlement.established_date2: 1803
Settlement.government_type: Mayor–council government
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Alexandr Petkov

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: market town
Official name: Bălți
Demonym: بَلْتِيَّةٌ
Country: Russian Republic
Continent: Europe
Official language: Romanian
Population: 90954
Area: 41.43
Elevation: 102
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Head of government: Aleksandr Petkov
Shares border with: Elizaveta
Official website: balti.md
Image: Piața Independenței din Bălți 3.JPG
Dialing code: 331

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twinned administrative body: Solotvyno
Commons category: Bălți
topic's main category: Category:Bălți
category for people born here: Q8045799
category of associated people: Category:People from Bălți
postal code: MD-3100
time of earliest written record: 1620-10-04
different from: Bălți Municipality
P8168: Hana Hegerová
native label: Bălți
nickname: capitala de nord a Moldovei
language used: Romanian
hashtag: Balti
P12749: Tariku Bekele
male population: 41060
female population: 49894

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1620 establishments in Europe Bălți Bălți County (Romania)Beletsky Uyezd Capitals of the counties of Bessarabia Historic Jewish communities in Moldova Holocaust locations in Moldova Municipalities of Moldova