Bălănești, Nisporeni

Bălănești
Commune
Bălănești Location in Moldova
Coordinates: 47°12′N 28°12′E
Country	Moldova
District	Nisporeni District
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	2,170
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Bălănești is a commune in Nisporeni District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Bălănești and Găureni.^[2]

The highest point of Moldova, Bălănești Hill,^[3][4] is located in Bălănești.

Bălănești is the highest village in Moldova with an elevation of 436 m.

References

1. Results of Population and Housing Census in the Republic of Moldova in 2014: "Characteristics - Population (population by communes, religion, citizenship)" (XLS). National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
2. Clasificatorul unităților administrativ-teritoriale al Republicii Moldova (CUATM) (in Romanian)
3. Rachier, V., Sobor, I., and Chiciuc, A. "Assessment of wind energy resource of Moldova", 2014
4. Şatravca, Elena "The capitalization of the tourist potential within the Central Moldova Plateau", Forum Geografic, 2014