Cahul County | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_Cahul_County.gif) Flag | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Cahul_judet.svg) Map of Cahul County after detachment of Taraclia County (22 October 1999) | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N 28°20′E / 45.833°N 28.333°E | |
| Country | Moldova |
| capital | Cahul |
| established | 1998 |
| Ceased to exist | 2003 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,400 km2 (900 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 179,209 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Cahul County was a county (Romanian: județ) in Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Cahul. Its population in 2002 was 179,209.
The county bordered Romania (west) and Ukraine (southeast), with the Moldovan counties of Lăpuşna and Taraclia County (in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia).