Briceni District
Briceni District
Raionul Briceni | |
|---|---|
District | |
| Country | Republic of Moldova |
| Administrative center (oraș-reședință) | Briceni |
| Government | |
| • Raion president | Efimia Bendulac (PLDM), since 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 814 km2 (314 sq mi) |
| • Water | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) 2.58% |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 70,029 |
| • Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +373 47 |
| Car plates | BR |
| Website | www.briceni.md |
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Briceni (Romanian pronunciation: [briˈtʃenʲ]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Briceni. The other major city is Lipcani. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 75,300.