Briceni District
Raionul Briceni | |
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District | |
Country | Republic of Moldova |
Administrative center (oraș-reședință) | Briceni |
Government | |
• Raion president | Efimia Bendulac (PLDM), since 2011 |
Area | |
• Total | 814 km2 (314 sq mi) |
• Water | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) 2.58% |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 70,029 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | +373 47 |
Car plates | BR |
Website | www.briceni.md |
Briceni (Romanian pronunciation: [briˈtʃenʲ]) is a district (Romanian: raion) in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Briceni. The other major city is Lipcani. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 75,300.