Bălți
City in Moldova
Also known as Bălţi · Bel'tsy · Bel'tsi · Bielce · Belts' · Bieltsi
- Country
- Moldova(since 1991)
- , Russian Empire(1812–1917)
- , Kingdom of Romania(1918–1940)
- +6 more
- Located in
- Bălți Municipality(since 1995)
- , Beletsky Uyezd(1818–1918)
- , Bessarabia Governorate(1812–1818)
- +6 more
- Population
- 90,954(April 8, 2024)
1
- , 97,930(2014)
- , 122,669(2004)
- +14 more
- 90,954(April 8, 2024)
- Area
- 41.43 km²
- Elevation
- 102 m
- Head of government
- Aleksandr Petkov(since 2023)
- , Renato Usatîi(2015–2018)
- , Nikolay Grigorishin(2018–2019)
- +11 more
- Postal code
- MD-3100
- Website
Overview
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
176 statements · 15% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Twinned administrative body
- Gyula(since 1995)
- Płock(since 2000)
- İzmir(since 1997)
- Stryi(since 1980)
- Tiraspol
- Miercurea Ciuc(since 1993)
- Smolyan(since 1985)
- Larissa(since 1986)
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- Vorsha(since 1996)
- Kaesong(since 1997)
- Khmelnytskyi(since 1997)
- Vitebsk(since 2002)
- Daugavpils(since 2015)
- Chernivtsi(since 2013)
- Mohyliv-Podilskyi
- Białystok(since 2013)
- Nizhny Novgorod(since 2016)
- Lakeland(since 1997)
- Vinnytsia
- Suceava(since 2001)
- Botoșani(since 2017)
- Lyon(since 2002)
- Narva
- Kaunas
- Stará Ľubovňa
- Milies(since 2006)
- Iași(since 2023)
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Sources- 1.“De Ziua Culturii Naţionale, autorităţile din municipiile Bălţi şi Iaşi s-au reîntâlnit la masa dialogului și au semnat un acord de înfrăţire”tvrmoldova.md/article/491140bdc2e748d6/de-ziua-culturii-nationale-autoritatile-din-municipiile-bati-si-iasi-s-au-reintalnit-la-masa-dialogului-si-au-semnat-un-acord-de-infratire.html
- Reșița(since 2024)
- Focșani(since 2025)
- Solotvyno(since 2025)
1
Sources- 1.“Acord: municipiul Bălți se va înfrăți cu localitatea Solotvino din Ucraina”moldova1.md/p/62392/acord-municipiul-balti-se-va-infrati-cu-localitatea-solotvino-din-ucraina
- Baia Mare
- Capital of
- Bălți Municipality(since 1995)
- Beletsky Uyezd(1818–1918)
- Bălți County(1918–1949)
- Bălți District(1940–1962)
- Beltsky Okrug(1952–1953)
- Q125627023(1938–1940)
- Beletsky Uyezd(1818–1917)
- Q18547972(1918–1925)
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- Q137443081(1940–1949)
- Local dialing code
- 231
- 331
- Official name
- Bălți pronunciation audio: Ro-Bălți.ogg
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- Bălți pronunciation audio: Ro-Bălți.ogg
- Time of earliest written record
- October 4, 1620
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Sources- 1.“Академия наук: 1421 год не является датой первого упоминания о Бельцах (rusă)”esp.md/sobytiya/2016/02/23/akademiya-nauk-1421-god-ne-yavlyaetsya-datoy-pervogo-upominaniya-o-belcah?qt-widget_socials=0
- 2.“Geneza municipiului Bălţi: concept urbanistic şi prima atestare”dspace.usarb.md:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2373/1/Marsalcovschi_Teo_Teodor_Geneza_municipiului_Balti.pdf
- 3.“Год рождения Бельц — 1620-й”baltigraphia.me/2009/11/1620.html
- 4.“Orașul și județul Bălți de la începuturi până în anul Marii Uniri”ibn.idsi.md/sites/default/files/imag_file/104-115.pdf
- October 4, 1620
- Native label
- Bălți pronunciation audio: Ro-Bălți.ogg
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- Bălți pronunciation audio: Ro-Bălți.ogg
- Nickname
- capitala de nord a Moldovei
- Demonym
- bălțeni applies to part: plural
- бельчане applies to part: plural
- bălțean applies to part: masculine
- bălțeancă applies to part: feminine
- بَلْتِيٌّ applies to part: masculine singular
- بَلْتِيَّةٌ applies to part: feminine singular
- Official language
- Romanian
2
Sources- 1.“Textul Declaraţiei de Independenţă prevalează în raport cu textul Constituţiei”constcourt.md/libview.php?l=ro&id=512&idc=7&t=/Media/Noutati/Textul-Declaratiei-de-Independenta-prevaleaza-in-raport-cu-textul-Constitutiei-Sesizarile-nr-8b2013-si-41b2013/
- 2.“ЗАКОН № 691 от 27-08-1991 о Декларации о независимости Республики Молдова”legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=64806&lang=ru
- Romanian
- Office held by the head of government
- Mayor of Bălți(since 2023) position holder: Aleksandr Petkov
- Anthem
- Orașul meu(since 2006)
- Hashtag
- Balti
- Male population
- 41,060(April 8, 2024)
1
- 41,060(April 8, 2024)
- Female population
- 49,894(April 8, 2024)
1
- 49,894(April 8, 2024)
On other databases
28 identifiers linking Bălți across the web's reference databases
- CUATM statistical code0301000
- CUATM unique identification code0300
- Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID41687
- FactGrid item IDQ82688
- FAST ID1275134
- Freebase ID/m/02m3bg
- GeoNames ID873909
- GND ID4758727-1
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDbalti-0
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0008705
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDBălţi
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)3918667
- INaturalist place ID96990
- J9U entity ID987007537798005171
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID3285
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)10490
- JewishGen Locality ID2276030
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn96022399
- MusicBrainz area ID82fc96f7-22d8-4f39-9288-cf30e1f70c63
- National Library of Israel ID (old)001068565
- NL CR AUT IDge1065515
- Online PWN Encyclopedia ID3877383
- OpenStreetMap node ID266185307
- OpenWeatherMap city ID618605
- SNARC IDQ1674
- VIAF cluster ID152650891
- Who's on First ID101751799
- YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe IDBalti