Bălți
Bălți | |
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Piața Independenței and City Hall Bishop's Palace National Theatre | |
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Flag Seal | |
Bălți highlighted red in Moldova | |
Bălți Location within Moldova | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 27°55′E / 47.767°N 27.917°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| Communes | Sadovoe, Elizaveta |
| Founded | 1620 |
| City rights | 1803 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Mayor | Alexandr Petkov (Our Party) |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 77.6 km2 (30.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| 90,954 | |
| • Rank | 2 |
| • Metro Note: In this infobox, the "Metro" is the municipality (including Bălți, Elizaveta, and Sadovoe), while the "Municipality" is the city of Bălți proper. | 94,546 |
| • Metro density | 1,220/km2 (3,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | MD-3100 |
| Area code | +373 231 X-XX-XX |
| Licence plate | BL XX 000/ XXX 000 |
| Website | Official website |
Bălți (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbəltsʲ] ⓘ) 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 127 kilometres (79 mi) 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.