Map of Botoşani, Romania

Botoşani is the administrative centre of Botoșani County, Romania, with a population of about 90,010. It lies at 47.7500°N, 26.6667°E. Botoşani is about 371 km (231 mi) north of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Suceava, 34 km to the west.

Botoşani at a glance

Where is Botoşani?

• The 22nd largest city in Romania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 24 min on the shortest day to 16 h 00 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Botoşani

• Suceava — 34 km west
• Paşcani — 56 km south
• Chernivtsi — 81 km northwest, Ukraine
• Roman — 94 km south
• Bălţi — 94 km east, Moldova
• Iaşi — 96 km southeast
• Piatra Neamţ — 96 km south
• Kamianets-Podilskyi — 103 km north, Ukraine
• Ungheni — 104 km southeast, Moldova
• Bacău — 133 km south

Largest cities in Romania

• Bucharest — 1,877,155
• Iaşi — 378,954
• Constanţa — 317,832
• Cluj-Napoca — 286,598
• Braşov — 253,200
• Timişoara — 250,849
• Craiova — 234,140
• Galaţi — 217,851
• Târgu-Mureş — 212,752
• Oradea — 183,105

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.