Vaslui is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara.

Education

The city has ten schools, classes I – VIII, named after Ioan Cuza, Dimitrie Cantemir, Constantin Parfene, Elena Cuza, Ștefan cel Mare, Mihai Eminescu, Constantin Motaș, Alexandra Nechita, Vasile Alecsandri, Mihail Sadoveanu.

The city also has six high schools, named after Mihail Kogălniceanu, Emil Racoviță, Anghel Rugină, Ștefan Procopiu and Ion Mincu, as well as a Sports High School.

Economy

The main industries are textiles (clothing and knitted wear) and food (baked goods, vegetable oil, meat, dairy). There are also a number of shopping centers and supermarkets.

Transport

The newly modernized train station is located in the south of the city.

In July 1994, a trolleybus line opened. It closed in July 2009, reopening in August 2016.

In the city, public transport is provided by buses and taxis.

The DN24 road passes through the city in a north-south direction (Iași–Bârlad). The DN2f heads west to Bacău, and the DN15D north-west to Piatra Neamț. European route E581 lies to the south-east.