title: Coțușca
text: # Coțușca
  
  Coțușca is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Avram Iancu, Cotu Miculinți, Coțușca, Crasnaleuca, Ghireni, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Nichiteni, Nicolae Bălcescu and Puțureni.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,357 people living in this commune. Of this population, 99.94% are ethnic Romanians, 0.03% ethnic Hungarians and 0.01% ethnic Ukrainians.
  
  ## Natives
  
  * Victor Găureanu
  * Constantin Simirad
  