List of cities and towns in Moldova

There are 66 cities and towns in the Republic of Moldova.

Contents

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• By status
• By location
• By population
• See also
• References

Alphabetical list

A Anenii Noi B Basarabeasca Bălți Biruința Borceag Briceni Bucovăț C Cahul Camenca Cantemir Căinari Călărași Căușeni Ceadîr-Lunga Chișinău Cimișlia

Codru Comrat Cornești Costești Crasnoe Cricova Criuleni Cupcini D Dnestrovsc Dondușeni Drochia Dubăsari Durlești E Edineț F Fălești

Florești Frunză G Ghindești Glodeni Grigoriopol H Hîncești I Ialoveni Iargara L Leova Lipcani M Maiac

Mărculești N Nisporeni O Ocnița Orhei Otaci R Rezina Rîbnița Rîșcani S Sîngera Sîngerei Slobozia Soroca Strășeni

Ș Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă T Taraclia Telenești Tighina (Bender) Tiraspol Tiraspolul Nou Tvardița U Ungheni V Vadul lui Vodă Vatra Vulcănești

By status

There are 13 localities with municipiu status: Bălți, Cahul, Ceadîr-Lunga, Chișinău, Comrat, Edineț, Hîncești, Orhei, Soroca, Strășeni, Ungheni, Bender (Tighina), and Tiraspol. The other 53 have city status.

By location

For the distribution of cities and towns by district, see List of localities in Moldova.

northern Moldova

• Bălți
• Biruința
• Briceni
• Costești
• Cupcini
• Dondușeni
• Drochia
• Edineț
• Fălești
• Florești
• Frunză
• Ghindești
• Glodeni
• Lipcani
• Mărculești    
• Ocnița
• Otaci
• Rîșcani
• Sîngerei
• Soroca

central Moldova

• Anenii Noi
• Bucovăț
• Căinari
• Călărași
• Căușeni
• Cornești
• Criuleni
• Hîncești
• Ialoveni
• Nisporeni
• Orhei
• Rezina
• Strășeni
• Șoldănești
• Ștefan Vodă
• Telenești
• Tighina (Bender)    
• Ungheni

Chișinău municipality

• Chișinău
• Codru
• Cricova
• Durlești
• Sîngera
• Vadul lui Vodă    
• Vatra

southern Moldova

• Basarabeasca
• Cantemir
• Cahul
• Cimișlia
• Iargara
• Leova
• Taraclia
• Tvardița

Transnistria

• Camenca
• Crasnoe
• Dnestrovsc
• Dubăsari
• Grigoriopol
• Rîbnița
• Maiac
• Slobozia
• Tiraspol
• Tiraspolul Nou

Gagauzia

• Ceadîr-Lunga
• Comrat
• Vulcănești

By population

Cities and towns in Moldova

Rank	City/town	Population								Administrative unit
		Census  1930	Census  1959	Census  1970	Census  1979	Census  1989	Census 2004		Census  2014
							without suburbs	with suburbs
1.	Chișinău	117,016	213,078	358,890	526,023 (667,082)	661,410 (717,853)	589,446	712,218	469,402	Chișinău municipality
2.	Bălți	30,667	65,514	101,428	123,068	158,517	122,669	127,561	97,930	Bălți municipality
3.	Tiraspol	N/A	62,000	105,700	138,698	181,862	158,069	158,069		Transnistria
4.	Bender (Tighina)	31,698	43,000	72,300	101,292	129,969	97,027	100,169		Bender municipality
5.	Rîbnița	N/A		32,400		61,352	53,648	53,648		Transnistria
6.	Ungheni		12,595	19,558	27,062	37,788 (40,489)	35,311	35,311	30,804	Ungheni district
7.	Cahul	10,437	16,068	26,572	32,695	42,904	35,488	35,488	30,018	Cahul district
8.	Soroca	14,661	14,895	24,465	31,831	42,297	28,362	28,362	22,196	Soroca district
9.	Orhei	14,805	14,131	25,707	30,260	31,843 (37,517)	25,641	25,641	21,065	Orhei district
10.	Comrat					25,822	23,327	23,327	20,113	Gagauzia
11.	Dubăsari	N/A				35,806	23,650	23,650		Transnistria
12.	Strășeni					20,119	18,320	19,090	18,376	Strășeni district
13.	Ceadâr-Lunga					23,161	19,401	19,401	16,605	Gagauzia
14.	Căușeni					20,761	17,757	17,757		Căușeni district
15.	Drochia				15,355	21,298	16,606	16,606		Drochia district
16.	Edineț					19,586	15,624	17,292		Edineț district
17.	Vulcănești					18,230	15,462	15,729		Gagauzia
18.	Durlești					17,807	15,394	15,394		Chișinău municipality
19.	Hîncești				16,317	19,235	15,281	15,281		Hîncești district
20.	Ialoveni				8,083	12,846	15,041	15,041		Ialoveni district
21.	Fălești				9,770	14,043	14,931	14,931		Fălești district
22.	Călărași				16,032	18,326	14,516	14,660		Călărași district
23.	Codru					11,716	14,277	14,277		Chișinău municipality
24.	Taraclia				11,417	14,726	13,756	13,756		Taraclia district
25.	Florești				~14,700	18,228	13,164	13,164		Florești district
26.	Cimișlia				13,340	16,509	12,858	14,780		Cimișlia district
27.	Sîngerei					15,023	12,667	13,364		Sîngerei district
28.	Slobozia	N/A				18,748	~12,300	~12,300		Transnistria
29.	Nisporeni				13,137	15,663	12,105	12,105		Nisporeni district
30.	Grigoriopol	N/A				11,712	11,473	~11,700		Transnistria
31.	Dnestrovsc	N/A				14,876	~11,200	~11,200		Transnistria
32.	Basarabeasca				12,959	14,517	11,192	11,192		Basarabeasca district
33.	Rîșcani					17,650	11,104	12,117		Rîșcani district
34.	Glodeni				10,179	13,180	10,465	10,785		Glodeni district
35.	Camenca	N/A				13,689	10,323	~10,500		Transnistria
36.	Rezina				8,314	14,476	10,196	12,601		Rezina district
37.	Leova					12,203	10,027	10,027		Leova district
38.	Cricova					7,164	9,878	9,878		Chișinău municipality
39.	Dondușeni				9,084	11,398	9,801	9,801		Dondușeni district
40.	Ocnița					11,455	9,325	9,325		Ocnița district
41.	Briceni					11,500	8,765	8,765		Briceni district
42.	Otaci					8,158	8,469	8,469		Ocnița district
43.	Anenii Noi				7,000	9,954	8,358	11,463		Anenii Noi district
44.	Ștefan Vodă				6,540	9,869	7,768	7,768		ștefan Vodă district
45.	Cupcini						7,441	9,086		Edineț district
46.	Sîngera						7,354	11,609		Chișinău municipality
47.	Criuleni				7,138	9,452	7,138	8,342		Criuleni district
48.	Telenești				7,159	9,322	6,855	8,508		Telenești district
49.	Șoldănești					7,578	6,304	6,304		șoldănești district
50.	Tvardița						5,882	5,882		Taraclia district
51.	Lipcani						5,465	5,465		Briceni district
52.	Vadul lui Vodă						4,559	4,559		Chișinău municipality
53.	Iargara						4,384	4,446		Leova district
54.	Căinari						4,184	4,510		Căușeni district
55.	Cantemir				4,225	5,320	3,872	3,872		Cantemir district
56.	Vatra						3,296	3,296		Chișinău municipality
57.	Biruința						3,093	3,093		Sîngerei district
58.	Cornești						2,781	3,284		Ungheni district
59.	Costești						2,247	4,109		Rîșcani district
60.	Mărculești						2,081	2,081		Florești district
61.	Crasnoe	N/A					~2,000	~2,000		Transnistria
62.	Tiraspolul Nou	N/A					~2,000	~2,000		Transnistria
63.	Ghindești						1,841	1,841		Florești district
64.	Frunză						1,476	1,476		Ocnița district
65.	Bucovăț						1,313	1,658		Strășeni district
66.	Maiac	N/A					~1,000	~1,000		Transnistria

References

• 2004 Moldovan Census
• 2004 Census in Transnistria
• citypopulation.de