Bălești

commune in Vrancea County, Romania
AdministrativeArea commune_of_romania Q16427943
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Summary

Bălești is a commune of Romania[1]. Bălești ranks in the top 1% of commune_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bălești is located in Vrancea County[3].
  • Bălești is in the country of Romania[4].
  • Bălești is on the body of water Coțatcu River[5].
  • Bălești's head of government is recorded as Silviu-Stoica Gheorghe[6].
  • Bălești's instance of is recorded as commune of Romania[7].
  • Bălești's capital is recorded as Bălești[8].
  • Bălești's twinned administrative body is recorded as Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat[9].
  • Bălești's postal code is recorded as 627015[10].
  • Bălești's Commons category is recorded as Bălești commune, Vrancea[11].
  • Bălești's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.4699501, 'lon': 27.2541346}[12].
  • Bălești's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Lower Siret Plain[13].
  • Bălești's official website is recorded as http://www.primariabalesti.ro/[14].
  • Bălești's email address is recorded as mailto:primaria_balesti@yahoo.com[15].
  • Bălești has a population of {'amount': '+1941'}[16].
  • Bălești has a population of {'amount': '+1938'}[17].
  • Bălești's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Bălești[18].
  • Bălești's phone number is recorded as +40-237249036[19].
  • Bălești's contains settlement is recorded as Bălești[20].
  • Bălești's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Bălești'}[21].
  • Bălești's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Bălești'}[22].
  • Bălești sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+50.000000'}[23].
  • Bălești covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+39.550000'}[24].
  • Bălești's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Strada: General Popescu Gicu, nr. 33, Sector: -, Judet: Vrancea, Localitate: Balesti, Cod postal: 627015'}[25].
  • Bălești's historical region is recorded as Muntenia[26].

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Geography

Bălești is in the country of Romania[4]. Bălești is located in Vrancea County[3]. Bălești is on the body of water Coțatcu River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Bălești covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+39.550000'}[24]. Bălești sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+50.000000'}[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1941'}[16] and {'amount': '+1938'}[17].

Designation and Status

Bălești's instance of is recorded as commune of Romania[7].

Why It Matters

Bălești ranks in the top 1% of commune_of_romania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] Bălești has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Bălești is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . prezenta.roaep.ro. prezenta.roaep.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . docs.google.com. docs.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved . recensamantromania.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2021 Romanian census. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Andrei Stroe · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Coțatcu River
    Located in/on physical feature → Lower Siret Plain
    Wikipedia languages → ['ce', 'ceb', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'it', 'ms', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Located in/on physical feature: Lower Siret Plain"
  2. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Historical region → Muntenia
    Country → Romania, Socialist Republic of Romania, Romanian People's Republic +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36130|batch #36130]]"
  3. 19w ago · Andrebot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Stancu Bălescu, Victor Alecu, Silviu-Stoica Gheorghe
    Contains settlement → Bălești
    Population → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 45.4699501, 'lon': 27.2541346}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Country: Romania"
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