Rîșcani District
Rîșcani District
Raionul Rîșcani | |
|---|---|
District (Raion) | |
| Country | Republic of Moldova |
| Administrative center (Oraș-reședință) | Rîșcani |
| Government | |
| • Raion president | Ion Parea (PLDM), since 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 936 km2 (361 sq mi) |
| • Water | 40 km2 (20 sq mi) 4.27% |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 59,226 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +373 56 |
| Car plates | RS |
| Website | www |
Rîșcani (Romanian pronunciation: [rɨʃˈkanʲ]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Rîșcani. The other major city is Costești. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 70,000.