Coțușca

Commune in Botoșani, Romania

48°8′N 26°51′E / 48.133°N 26.850°E / 48.133; 26.850CountryRomaniaCountyBotoșaniArea

121.85 km² (47.05 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

4,126 • Density34/km² (88/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.BT

Coțușca is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Avram Iancu, Cotu Miculinți, Coțușca, Crasnaleuca, Ghireni, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Nichiteni, Nicolae Bălcescu and Puțureni.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,357 people living in this commune. Of this population, 99.94% are ethnic Romanians, 0.03% ethnic Hungarians and 0.01% ethnic Ukrainians.^[2]

Natives

Victor Găureanu
Constantin Simirad

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".