Hănești

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Hănești

Total population

1,216

Coordinates47.91°, 26.98°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Hănești is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Borolea, Hănești, Moara Jorii, Sărata-Basarab and Slobozia Hănești. The population is 2844 people, and the commune has an area of 6052 ha. The commune has three primary schools and five secondary schools.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Demostene Botez

Romanian poet and prose writer (1893-1973)

D

Dumitru Corbea

Romanian writer

Eugen Mandric

Romanian screenwriter

Teofil Vâlcu

actor

C

Constantin Cojocaru

Romanian actor

L

Lucian Trufin

Romanian politician from Vlăsinești, Botoșani County

V

Victor Axinciuc

Romanian economist

G

Gheorghe Berdar

Romanian biathlete

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Botoșani

• Slobozia Hănești
  0.9 mi away · pop. 107
• Miron Costin
  2.6 mi away · pop. 420
• Moara Jorii
  2.6 mi away · pop. 84
• Sărata-Basarab
  3.6 mi away · pop. 450
• Sârbi
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,252
• Dângeni
  3.9 mi away · pop. 831
• Brăteni
  4 mi away · pop. 759
• Strahotin
  4.2 mi away · pop. 461
• Bozieni
  4.4 mi away · pop. 295
• Iacobeni
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,073
• Vlăsinești
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,740
• Sărata
  4.7 mi away · pop. 328

Browse all places in Botoșani →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Short-tailed Blue

Everes argiades

Seen 2026-07-13

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-04-21

Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Seen 2026-03-18

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Seen 2026-03-18

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-03-18

white-spotted groundbug

Raglius alboacuminatus

Seen 2025-10-31

Flammulina

Flammulina

Seen 2025-10-30

European White Stork

Ciconia ciconia ciconia

Seen 2025-06-29

Eurasian Water Stick Insect

Ranatra linearis

Seen 2024-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).