Botoșani Region
Botoșani Region was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the Romanian People's Republic, copied after the Soviet-style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1952 when it was merged into Suceava Region.
History
The region was established through Law nr. 5 on September 6, 1950.The capital of the region was Botoșani, and its territory comprised the area of the nowadays Botoșani County. On September 19, 1952 the region was dissolved though Decree nr. 331, and its raions were incorporated into the Suceava Region.