Administrative divisions of Moldova
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Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

 is divided into 37 first-tier units, including 32 districts ' onMouseout='HidePop("97745")' href="/topics/Raion">raion
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s):

  1. Anenii Noi
  2. Basarabeasca
  3. Briceni
  4. Cahul
  5. Cantemir
  6. Călăraşi
  7. Căuşeni
  8. Cimişlia

  1. Criuleni
  2. Donduşeni
  3. Drochia
  4. Dubăsari
    Dubasari district
    Dubăsari district is a district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200.This does not include the 715 people that live in the village of Roghi, which is controlled by the breakaway Tiraspol authorities.-History:The...


  5. Edineţ
  6. Făleşti
  7. Floreşti
  8. Glodeni

  1. Hînceşti
  2. Ialoveni
  3. Leova
  4. Nisporeni
  5. Ocniţa
  6. Orhei
  7. Rezina
  8. Rîşcani

  1. Sîngerei
  2. Soroca
  3. Străşeni
  4. Şoldăneşti
  5. Ştefan Vodă
  6. Taraclia
  7. Teleneşti
  8. Ungheni

three municipalities:

  1. Chişinău
    Chisinau
    Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...



  1. Bălţi
    Balti
    Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...



  1. Bender
    Bender, Moldova
    Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...



one autonomous territorial unit:

  1. Gagauzia
    Gagauzia
    Gagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...



and one territorial unit:

  1. Transnistria
    Transnistria
    Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...



The final status of the latter has not been settled yet, as the region, such as defined administratively, is not under the control of Moldovan authorities. The cities of Comrat
Comrat
Comrat is a city in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located at , in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population was 23,429, of which the vast majority are Gagauzians.The name is of Turkic and Nogai origin...

 and Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...

 also have municipality status, but are not among first-tier units of Moldova; they are the seats of Gagauzia
Gagauzia
Gagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...

 and Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...

, respectively.

Localities

Moldova has a total of 982 incorporated localities (de jure with 982 mayors and 982 local councils), of which 5 have municipality status, 60 have city status, and 917 are villages with commune status. They cover the entire area of the country. Another 699 villages are too small to have a separate administration, and are part of either cities (40 of them) or communes (659). This makes for a total of 1,681 localities of Moldova, all but two of which are inhabited.

The status of Chişinău, Bălţi, and Bender as municipalities and first-level territorial units of the country allows their suburb villages to have, when large enough, their own mayor and local council. By contrast, the villages that are administratively part of (some of) the other cities do not retain self-rule.

  • Districts 32:

Name of districtDistrict seatArea
Area
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(km²)
Population
Population
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 (2011)
Population
density
Population density
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Towns/
villages
Anenii Noi Anenii Noi
Anenii Noi
Anenii Noi is a city in east-central Moldova, the seat of Anenii Noi District. It is located SE of the capital Chişinău.According to the 2004 census, the city administers an area inhabited by 11,463 people...

892 83,100 93.2 45
Basarabeasca Basarabeasca
Basarabeasca
Basarabeasca is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Basarabeasca District.-Geography:The city, formerly an urban-type settlement, is located on the border with Ukraine. It is 94 km to the south of Chişinău, 25 km from Cimislia, and 25 km from Comrat...

295 29,200 99.0 10
Briceni Briceni
Briceni
Briceni is a city in northern Moldova. It is the seat of Briceni District.At the 2004 census, the city had a population of 8,765...

814 75,300 92.5 39
Cahul Cahul
Cahul
-Demographics:According to the last Moldovan census from 2004 there were 35,488 people living within the city of Cahul and 1,317 people within Cotihana....

1,546 124,800 80.7 56
Cantemir Cantemir
Cantemir, Moldova
Cantemir is a city in Moldova. It is the administrative center of Cantemir District.-External links:**...

870 62,800 72.2 51
Călărași Călărași
Calarasi
Călăraşi , the capital of Călăraşi County and Sud-Muntenia Region in the Wallachia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the bank of Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest....

753 78,800 104.6 54
Căuşeni Căuşeni
Causeni
Căuşeni is a city and the administrative center of Căuşeni District, Moldova.Its population at the 2004 census was 17,757, of which 14,807 Moldovans/Romanians, 960 Ukrainians, 1,521 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 273 Bulgarians, 6 Jews, 3 Poles, 8 Gypsies, and 97 other/undeclared.-History:The 17th...

1,163 92,300 79.3 48
Cimişlia Cimişlia
Cimislia
Cimişlia is a city in the southern part of Moldova, on the banks of the Cogîlnic River. Cimişlia has a population of 12,800 according to a 2006 census. It is the administrative center of Cimişlia District...

923 61,700 66.8 39
Criuleni Criuleni
Criuleni
Criuleni is a city in Moldova, seat of the Criuleni District. The city administers villages, Ohrincea, Zolonceni, Orhei Vechi, Cruglic, Izbește...- Twin towns — Sister cities :Ungheni is twinned with: Orăștie, Romania...

688 73,100 106.2 43
Dondușeni Dondușeni
Donduseni
Donduşeni is a city in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Donduşeni District. Its postal code is MD-5100. The population at the 2004 census was 9,801.-Demographics:...

645 45,100 70.0 30
Drochia Drochia
Drochia
Drochia is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km north of the national capital, Chişinău, and 67 km north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters...

1,000 90,100 90.1 40
Dubăsari
Dubasari district
Dubăsari district is a district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200.This does not include the 715 people that live in the village of Roghi, which is controlled by the breakaway Tiraspol authorities.-History:The...

Dubăsari
Dubasari
Dubăsari is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the "Transnistrian Moldovan Republic", and functions as the seat of the Dubăsari sub-district, Transnistria, Moldova.-Name:The origin of the town name is the plural...

309 35,200 113.9 15
Edineţ Edineţ
Edinet
Edineț is a town in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at . The town administers also two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineştii Noi...

933 82,900 88.9 49
Făleşti Făleşti
Făleşti
Făleşti is a city and the administrative center of Făleşti District, Moldova. The geographical coordinates are 47° 34' 25" North, 27° 42' 33" EastThe population of Făleşti, Moldova is 17,800 according January 2011 est.-External links:...

1,073 92,600 86.3 76
Floreşti Floreşti
Floresti, Moldova
Florești , is the capital city and industrial and commercial center of Floreşti District of Moldova. It is located on the river Răut.-Name:The name comes from the Moldavian word floare...

1,108 90,000 81.2 74
Glodeni Glodeni
Glodeni
Glodeni is a city in the northeast of Moldova; it is the seat of Glodeni District. Its population is 10,146. One village, Stîrcea, is administered by the city.-Twin Towns - Sister Cities:Glodeni is twinned with: Botoşani, Romania Sharhorod, Ukraine...

754 61,900 82.1 35
Hînceşti Hînceşti
Hîncesti
Hînceşti is a city in Moldova, also written without diacritics as "Hincesti" or "Hancesti" .Hînceşti is situated on the Cogalnic River, southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chişinău...

1,484 122,000 82.2 63
Ialoveni Ialoveni
Ialoveni
Ialoveni is a city in the Republic of Moldova situated from Chişinău. The city is administrative center of the Ialoveni District.- Twin towns — Sister cities :Ialoveni is twinned with:...

783 99,100 126.5 34
Leova Leova
Leova
Leova is a city in Moldova, located 92 km southwest of the national capital, Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Leova District. The city is situated on the east bank of the river Prut bordering Romania.- Notable people:...

775 53,800 69.4 39
Nisporeni Nisporeni
Nisporeni
Nisporeni is a city located in the central part of Moldova. It has 20,000 inhabitants. The city is administrative center of the Nisporeni District.- Twin towns — Sister cities :Nisporeni is twinned with: Lugoj, Romania...

630 66,800 106.0 39
Ocniţa Ocniţa
Ocniţa
Ocniţa is a city and the administrative center of Ocniţa District, Moldova....

597 56,100 94.0 33
Orhei Orhei
Orhei
Orhei is a city and the administrative centre of Orhei District in Moldova with a population of 25,680. Orhei is approximately 50 kilometers north of the capital, Chişinău.-Demographics:...

1,228 125,900 102.5 75
Rezina Rezina
Rezina
Rezina is a city in Moldova and the capital of Rezina District. Three villages are administered by the city: Boşerniţa, Ciorna and Stohnaia.-Geography:...

621 52,600 84.7 41
Rîșcani Rîșcani
Rîscani
Rîşcani is a city in Moldova, the capital of the Rîşcani District. It is located along the Copăceanca river, about 22 kilometres from the station in Drochia...

936 70,000 74.8 55
Sîngerei Sîngerei
Sîngerei
Sîngerei is a city in Moldova and the seat of the administrative region Sîngerei District. One village is administered by the city, Vrăneşti.- History :...

1,033 93,400 90.4 70
Soroca Soroca
Soroca
Soroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Nistru river about 160 km north of Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Soroca District.- History :The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona...

1,043 100,400 96.3 68
Străşeni Străşeni
Straseni
Străşeni is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in central Moldova, the administrative center of Străşeni District. The city administers one village, Făgureni. There are several legends about its name...

730 91,300 125.1 39
Şoldăneşti Şoldăneşti
Soldanesti
Şoldăneşti is a city in Moldova. It is the capital of Şoldăneşti District.Formerly known as Chernenko during the communist era, the town regained the historical name in early '80s.-References:...

598 43,300 72.4 33
Ştefan Vodă Ştefan Vodă
Ştefan Vodă
Ştefan Vodă is a city and the administrative centre of Ştefan Vodă District, Moldova. It was known as Suvorov during the Soviet period, until 22 May 1990.-References:...

998 71,900 72.0 26
Taraclia Taraclia
Taraclia
Taraclia is a city in south-eastern Moldova. It is the capital of Taraclia District. 28,293 of its 43,154 inhabitants are ethnic Bulgarians.The Taraclia State University, co-funded by Bulgaria and Moldova, was established in 2004...

674 44,200 65.6 26
Telenești Telenești
Telenesti
Teleneşti is a city in Moldova, located 91 kilometres to the north of the capital city, Chişinău. Teleneşti is the administrative center of the eponymous district. Three villages are administered by the city: Mihălaşa, Mihălaşa Nouă and Izvoraş...

849 74,200 87.4 54
Ungheni Ungheni
Ungheni
----Ungheni is the seventh largest city in Moldova and, since 2003, the seat of Ungheni District.There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania , on the other side of the Prut River.- History :The first historical...

1,083 117,400 108.4 74


  • Municipalities 3:

Name of municipalitiesMunicipality SeatArea
Area
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(km²)
Population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 (2011)
Population
density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

Towns/
villages
Bălți
Balti
Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...

Bălți
Balti
Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...

78 148,900 1909.0 3
Bender
Bender, Moldova
Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...

Bender
Bender, Moldova
Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...

97 101,000 1041.2 2
Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

635 789,500 1243.3 35


  • Autonomous territory 2:

Name of autonomyAutonomy SeatArea
Area
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(km²)
Population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 (2011)
Population
density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

Towns/
villages
Găgăuzia
Gagauzia
Gagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...

Comrat
Comrat
Comrat is a city in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located at , in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population was 23,429, of which the vast majority are Gagauzians.The name is of Turkic and Nogai origin...

1,832 160,700 87.7 35
Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...

Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...

4,163 518,700 124.6 147

Population

  • The smallest entity electing a mayor is commune Salcia
    Salcia, Taraclia
    Salcia is a commune in Taraclia district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Salcia and Orehovca....

    , Taraclia district, population 441. It consists of the village Salcia, population 382, and the village Orehovca, population 59. The largest entity is themunicipality of Chişinău
    Chisinau
    Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

    , electing a mayor for 712,218 inhabitants.
  • The largest number of localities governed by a single commune or city government in Moldova is 6. This is the case for:
    • city of Anenii Noi
      Anenii Noi
      Anenii Noi is a city in east-central Moldova, the seat of Anenii Noi District. It is located SE of the capital Chişinău.According to the 2004 census, the city administers an area inhabited by 11,463 people...

      , population 11,463, of which 3,105 in the 5 suburban villages
    • commune Copăceni
      Copăceni, Sîngerei
      Copăceni is a commune in Sîngerei district, Moldova. It is composed of six villages: Copăceni, Antonovca, Evghenievca, Gavrilovca, Petrovca and Vladimireuca....

      , Sîngerei district, population 3,315
    • commune Natalievca
      Natalievca
      Natalievca is a commune in Făleşti district, Moldova. It is composed of five villages: Natalievca, Beleuţi, Comarovca, Ivanovca, Popovca and Ţapoc....

      , Făleşti district, population 2,231
    • commune Tătărăuca Veche
      Tătărăuca Veche
      Tătărăuca Veche is a commune in Soroca district, Moldova. It is composed of six villages: Tătărăuca Veche, Decebal, Niorcani, Slobozia Nouă, Tătărăuca Nouă and Tolocăneşti.-Demographics:...

      , Soroca district, population 2,203
On the opposite end, 41 of the 65 cities, and about half the communes of Moldova have local administration providing services for a single locality.
  • There are four or five localities in Moldova with population zero:
    • village Armanca, commune Vasileuţi
      Vasileuţi
      Vasileuţi is a commune in Rîşcani district, Moldova. It is composed of six villages: Vasileuţi, Armanca, Ciubara, Mihăilenii Noi, Moşeni and Ştiubeieni....

      , Rîşcani district
    • village Chetrişul Nou, commune Chetriş
      Chetriş
      Chetriş is a commune in Făleşti district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Chetriş and Chetrişul Nou....

      , Făleşti district
    • village Pelinia, loc. st. c. f., commune Pelinia
      Pelinia
      Pelinia is a commune in Drochia district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Pelinia and Pelinia, loc.st.c.f. . At the 2004 census, the commune had 7,538 inhabitants....

      , Drochia district
    • village Stălineşti, commune Corestăuţi
      Corestăuţi
      Corestăuţi is a commune in Ocniţa district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Corestăuţi and Stălineşti....

      , Ocniţa district
The village of Schinoasa was outlined within commune Ţibirica
Ţibirica
Țibirica is a commune in Călăraşi district, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Țibirica and Schinoasa....

, Călăraşi district in 2007, and information is not available yet whether it has any population.
  • Village (hamlet) Ivanovca, commune Natalievca
    Natalievca
    Natalievca is a commune in Făleşti district, Moldova. It is composed of five villages: Natalievca, Beleuţi, Comarovca, Ivanovca, Popovca and Ţapoc....

    , Făleşti district, population 19, inhabited by 14 Russians and 5 Ukrainians, is the only inhabited locality in Moldova without any ethnic Moldovans
    Moldovans
    Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...

    . On the opposite end, one commune, Cigârleni, Ialoveni district, population 2,411, and 42 villages of sub-commune level (population varying from 1 to 673), have 100% Moldovan
    Moldovans
    Moldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...

     population.

Coincident names

  • There is a city Mărculeşti
    Marculesti
    Mărculeşti is a city in Floreşti district, in the northern Moldova, with a population of 2,081 at the 2004 census.-External links:*...

    , and a different commune Mărculeşti
    Mărculeşti, Floreşti
    Mărculeşti is a commune in Floreşti district, in northern Moldova, with a population of 866 at the 2004 census. It is composed of a single village, Mărculeşti....

    , both situated in the Floreşti district
  • There is a city Donduşeni
    Donduseni
    Donduşeni is a city in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Donduşeni District. Its postal code is MD-5100. The population at the 2004 census was 9,801.-Demographics:...

    , and a different commune Donduşeni, both situated in the Donduşeni district
  • There is a city Drochia
    Drochia
    Drochia is a city in the northern part of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The city is located 174.4 km north of the national capital, Chişinău, and 67 km north-east of the Romanian city of Iaşi. The average elevation of Drochia is 226 meters...

    , and a different commune Drochia, both situated in the Drochia district
  • There is a city Costeşti
    Costeşti, Moldova
    Costeşti is a city in Rîşcani district, in northern Moldova.- Overview :Costeşti has a population of 4,109 at the 2004 census. It is composed of the city itself, population 2,247, and four villages: Dămăşcani, population 361, Duruitoarea, population 379, Păscăuţi, population 950, and Proscureni,...

    , Rîşcani district, population 2,247 (4,109 with 4 suburb villages), the 8th smallest city in Moldova, and a commune (village) Costeşti
    Costeşti, Ialoveni
    Costeşti is a commune in Ialoveni district, in central Moldova, with a population of 11,128 at the 2004 census. It is composed of a single village, Costeşti. It is the second largest rural locality in the country by population, three times larger than the homonymous city in the north of...

    , Ialoveni district, population 11,128, the 2nd largest village in Moldova
  • etc.

Counties (1998-2003)

Between 1998 and February 2003, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 counties (Romanian: judeţe; seats in brackets):

  1. Chişinău
    Chisinau
    Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

     municipality, surrounded by Chişinău county, but different from it
  2. Bălţi County
    Bălţi County
    Bălți was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 500,900. Its capital was Bălți.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

     (Bălţi
    Balti
    Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...

    )
  3. Cahul County
    Cahul County
    Cahul County was a county of Bessarabia. In the Middle Ages, its territory belonged to the Fălciu County, but after the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire in 1812 it became a county by itself.- History :...

     (Cahul
    Cahul
    -Demographics:According to the last Moldovan census from 2004 there were 35,488 people living within the city of Cahul and 1,317 people within Cotihana....

    )
  4. Chişinău County
    Chişinău County
    Chişinău was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 382,400. Its capital was Chişinău.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

     (Chişinău
    Chisinau
    Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

    )
  5. Edineţ County
    Edineţ County
    Edineț was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 279,100. Its capital was Edineț.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

     (Edineţ
    Edinet
    Edineț is a town in the north of Moldova. It is the administrative center of the eponymous district. The town is located 201 km north of the national capital, Chișinău. It is located at . The town administers also two suburban villages, Alexăndreni and Gordineştii Noi...

    )
  6. Lăpuşna County
    Lapusna County
    Lăpuşna was an administrative region of Moldova until February 2003. Major cities of the region included Troita, Batar, Cara-Biber, and Hînceşti....

     (Hînceşti
    Hîncesti
    Hînceşti is a city in Moldova, also written without diacritics as "Hincesti" or "Hancesti" .Hînceşti is situated on the Cogalnic River, southwest of the Moldovan capital, Chişinău...

    )
  7. Orhei County
    Orhei County
    Orhei was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 300,400. Its capital was Orhei.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

     (Orhei
    Orhei
    Orhei is a city and the administrative centre of Orhei District in Moldova with a population of 25,680. Orhei is approximately 50 kilometers north of the capital, Chişinău.-Demographics:...

    )
  8. Soroca County
    Soroca County
    Soroca was a county of Moldova. The seat was Soroca....

     (Soroca
    Soroca
    Soroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Nistru river about 160 km north of Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Soroca District.- History :The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona...

    )
  9. Tighina County
    Tighina County
    Tighina County was, until February 2003, a major subdivision of Moldova with its capital at Căuşeni. It bordered Ukraine, Transnistria, Lăpuşna County and Chişinău County....

     (Căuşeni
    Causeni
    Căuşeni is a city and the administrative center of Căuşeni District, Moldova.Its population at the 2004 census was 17,757, of which 14,807 Moldovans/Romanians, 960 Ukrainians, 1,521 Russians, 82 Gagauzians, 273 Bulgarians, 6 Jews, 3 Poles, 8 Gypsies, and 97 other/undeclared.-History:The 17th...

    )
  10. Ungheni County
    Ungheni County
    Ungheni was a county of Moldova from 1998 to 2003. Its population in 2003 was 260,300. Its capital was Ungheni.-External links:* , Statoids.com...

     (Ungheni
    Ungheni
    ----Ungheni is the seventh largest city in Moldova and, since 2003, the seat of Ungheni District.There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania , on the other side of the Prut River.- History :The first historical...

    )
  11. Găgăuzia
    Gagauzia
    Gagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...

    , autonomous territorial unit (Comrat
    Comrat
    Comrat is a city in Moldova and the capital of the autonomous region of Gagauzia. It is located at , in the south of the country, on the Ialpug River. In 2004, Comrat's population was 23,429, of which the vast majority are Gagauzians.The name is of Turkic and Nogai origin...

    )
  12. Stânga Nistrului
    Transnistria
    Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...

    , territorial unit (Dubăsari
    Dubasari
    Dubăsari is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the "Transnistrian Moldovan Republic", and functions as the seat of the Dubăsari sub-district, Transnistria, Moldova.-Name:The origin of the town name is the plural...

    )

In 2003, just before the abolition of the county system, a Taraclia County was split out from the Cahul County
Cahul County
Cahul County was a county of Bessarabia. In the Middle Ages, its territory belonged to the Fălciu County, but after the annexation of Bessarabia by the Russian Empire in 1812 it became a county by itself.- History :...

; it coincides with the current Taraclia district.

Cities and districts (1991-1998)

Between 1991-1998, Moldova was divided into 10 cities and 40 districts:
Cities
  • Bălţi
    Balti
    Balti can refer to:* Balti language, a language spoken in Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir* Balti people, Muslims of Ladakhi/Tibetan origin from Baltistan in Pakistan and Ladakh in Kashmir...

  • Cahul
    Cahul
    -Demographics:According to the last Moldovan census from 2004 there were 35,488 people living within the city of Cahul and 1,317 people within Cotihana....

  • Chişinău
    Chisinau
    Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

  • Dubăsari
    Dubasari
    Dubăsari is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the "Transnistrian Moldovan Republic", and functions as the seat of the Dubăsari sub-district, Transnistria, Moldova.-Name:The origin of the town name is the plural...

  • Orhei
    Orhei
    Orhei is a city and the administrative centre of Orhei District in Moldova with a population of 25,680. Orhei is approximately 50 kilometers north of the capital, Chişinău.-Demographics:...

  • Rîbniţa
    Rîbnita
    Rîbnița, also spelled Râbnița is a city in Moldova. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbniţa is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the...

  • Soroca
    Soroca
    Soroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Nistru river about 160 km north of Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Soroca District.- History :The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona...

  • Bender
    Bender, Moldova
    Bender or Bendery, also known as Tighina is a city within the internationally recognized borders of Moldova under de facto control of the unrecognized Transnistria Republic since 1992...

  • Tiraspol
    Tiraspol
    Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...

  • Ungheni
    Ungheni
    ----Ungheni is the seventh largest city in Moldova and, since 2003, the seat of Ungheni District.There is a bridge across the Prut and a border checkpoint to Romania. There is another border town with the same name in Romania , on the other side of the Prut River.- History :The first historical...


Districts
  • Anenii Noi
  • Basarabeasca
  • Brinceni
  • Cahul
  • Camenca
  • Cantemir
  • Căinari
  • Călăraşi
  • Căuşeni
  • Ciadîr-Lunga
  • Cimişlia
  • Comrat
  • Criuleni
  • Donduşeni
  • Drochia
  • Dubăsari
  • Edineţ
  • Făleşti
  • Floreşti
  • Glodeni
  • Grigoriopol
  • Hînceşti
  • Ialoveni
  • Leova
  • Nisporeni
  • Ocniţa
  • Orhei
  • Rezina
  • Rîbniţa
  • Rîşcani
  • Sîngerei
  • Slobozia
  • Soroca
  • Străşeni
  • Şoldăneşti
  • Ştefan Vodă
  • Taraclia
  • Teleneşti
  • Ungheni
  • Vulcăneşti

External links

  • Moldovan Ministry of Local Public Administration
  • Law № 764-XV/2001 on the administrative organization of the Republic of Moldova available on Wikisource
    Wikisource
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    .
  • Moldovan Law 431-XIII from April 19, 1995, , no. 31-32/340, June 9, 1995
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