Galaţi

Galaţi (pronounced [gaˈlaʦʲ] in Romanian, Turkish: Kalas; German: Galatz; Polish: Gałacz English: simply Galati) is a city in the eastern part of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is the capital city of Galaţi County.

Galaţi
Galaţi, Romania near a river
Galaţi, Romania near a river
Coat of arms of Galaţi
Coat of arms
Location of Galaţi
Location of Galaţi
Coordinates:
Country Romania
CountyGalaţi County
StatusCounty capital
Government
 • MayorDumitru Nicolae (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • City246.3 km2 (95.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • City298,861
 • Density1,213/km2 (3,140/sq mi)
 • Metro
roughly 600,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.primaria.galati.ro/
Map of galaţi and surroundings

It lies on the west bank of the Danube River, near Moldova and Ukraine.

As of 2011, about 196,003 people lived in Galaţi.[1] But in 2016, 304,000 people were living in Galaţi.

Sister cities

Sources
  1. "Galați · Population". Population.city. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

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