Bălănești, Nisporeni

Bălănești
Commune
Bălănești is located in Moldova
Bălănești
Bălănești
Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°12′N 28°12′E / 47.200°N 28.200°E / 47.200; 28.200
Country Moldova
DistrictNisporeni District
Population
 • Total
2,170
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Bălănești is a commune in Nisporeni District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Bălănești and Găureni.[2]

The highest point of Moldova, Bălănești Hill,[3][4] is located in Bălănești.

Bălănești is the highest village in Moldova with an elevation of 436 m.

References

  1. ^ Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  2. ^ Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
  3. ^ Rachier, V., Sobor, I., and Chiciuc, A. "Assessment of wind energy resource of Moldova", 2014
  4. ^ Şatravca, Elena "The capitalization of the tourist potential within the Central Moldova Plateau", Forum Geografic, 2014