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Galaţi

Coordinates: 45°25′24″N 28°2′33″E / 45.42333°N 28.04250°E / 45.42333; 28.04250
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Galaţi
Galaţi, Romania near a river
Galaţi, Romania near a river
Coat of arms of Galaţi
Location of Galaţi
Location of Galaţi
Coordinates: 45°25′24″N 28°2′33″E / 45.42333°N 28.04250°E / 45.42333; 28.04250
Country Romania
CountyGalaţi County
StatusCounty capital
Government
 • MayorDumitru Nicolae (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • City246.3 km2 (95.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • City298,861
 • Density1,213/km2 (3,140/sq mi)
 • Metro
roughly 600,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.primaria.galati.ro/
Map of galaţi and surroundings

Galaţi (pronounced [gaˈlaʦʲ] in Romanian, Turkish: Kalas; German: Galatz; Polish: Gałacz English: simply Galati) is a city in the eastern part of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia. It is the capital city of Galaţi County.

It lies on the west bank of the Danube River, near Moldova and Ukraine.

As of 2011, about 196,003 people lived in Galaţi.[1] But in 2016, 304,000 people were living in Galaţi.

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  1. "Galați · Population". Population.city. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

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