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ContentsThe districts of Moldova and all towns of more than 8,000 inhabitants.
Transnistria ("Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic", Pridnestrovie) is not under control of the central government.
Districts| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | A (km²) | C 1979-09-17 | C 1989-01-12 | C 2004-10-05 | E 2012-01-01 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Anenii Noi | ANE | Dist | Anenii Noi | 830 | 75,986 | 83,630 | 81,710 | 83,100 |
| i | Bălţi {Balti} | BAL | Mun | Bălţi | 100 | 126,950 | 161,475 | 127,561 | 149,200 |
| i | Basarabeasca | BAS | Dist | Basarabeasca | 660 | 29,889 | 31,612 | 28,978 | 29,000 |
| i | Briceni | BRI | Dist | Briceni | 810 | 82,457 | 85,395 | 78,027 | 74,700 |
| i | Cahul | CAH | Dist | Cahul | 800 | 114,381 | 122,008 | 119,231 | 124,900 |
| i | Călăraşi {Calarasi} | CAL | Dist | Călăraşi | 760 | 89,401 | 85,000 | 75,075 | 78,800 |
| i | Cantemir | CAN | Dist | Cantemir | 860 | 58,169 | 62,864 | 60,001 | 62,500 |
| i | Căuşeni {Causeni} | CAU | Dist | Căuşeni | 1,120 | 93,656 | 96,467 | 90,612 | 92,000 |
| i | Chişinău {Chisinau} | CHI | Mun | Chişinău | 700 | 589,140 | 770,948 | 712,218 | 794,800 |
| i | Cimişlia {Cimislia} | CIM | Dist | Cimişlia | 1,170 | 65,667 | 65,267 | 60,925 | 61,300 |
| i | Criuleni | CRI | Dist | Criuleni | 850 | 68,154 | 71,351 | 72,254 | 73,300 |
| i | Donduşeni {Donduseni} | DON | Dist | Donduşeni | 890 | 57,092 | 53,902 | 46,442 | 44,800 |
| i | Drochia | DRO | Dist | Drochia | 780 | 94,915 | 96,953 | 87,092 | 89,500 |
| i | Dubăsari {Dubasari} | DUB | Dist | 200 | 31,141 | 31,447 | 34,015 | 35,200 | |
| i | Edineţ {Edinet} | EDI | Dist | Edineţ | 860 | 91,713 | 94,001 | 81,390 | 82,500 |
| i | Făleşti {Falesti} | FAL | Dist | Făleşti | 1,070 | 95,865 | 94,014 | 90,320 | 92,400 |
| i | Floreşti {Floresti} | FLO | Dist | Floreşti | 830 | 104,385 | 104,680 | 89,389 | 89,500 |
| i | Găgăuzia {Gagauzia} | GAG | ADist | Comrat | 1,830 | 152,850 | 163,533 | 155,646 | 161,200 |
| i | Glodeni | GLO | Dist | Glodeni | 760 | 65,555 | 64,677 | 60,975 | 61,400 |
| i | Hînceşti {Hincesti} | HIN | Dist | Hînceşti | 1,350 | 125,451 | 126,513 | 119,762 | 121,600 |
| i | Ialoveni | IAL | Dist | Ialoveni | 930 | 82,861 | 90,942 | 97,704 | 99,700 |
| i | Leova | LEO | Dist | Leova | 720 | 53,414 | 55,354 | 51,056 | 53,600 |
| i | Nisporeni | NIS | Dist | Nisporeni | 760 | 65,134 | 67,447 | 64,924 | 66,600 |
| i | Ocniţa {Ocnita} | OCN | Dist | Ocniţa | 660 | 62,781 | 64,485 | 56,510 | 55,800 |
| i | Orhei | ORH | Dist | Orhei | 1,100 | 129,406 | 131,471 | 116,271 | 125,800 |
| i | Rezina | REZ | Dist | Rezina | 670 | 55,027 | 54,817 | 48,105 | 52,300 |
| i | Rîşcani {Riscani} | RIS | Dist | Rîşcani | 1,000 | 76,847 | 75,527 | 69,454 | 69,500 |
| i | Sîngerei {Singerei} | SIN | Dist | Sîngerei | 1,020 | 88,844 | 89,929 | 87,153 | 93,200 |
| i | Şoldăneşti {Soldanesti} | SOL | Dist | Şoldăneşti | 560 | 48,160 | 46,853 | 42,227 | 43,000 |
| i | Soroca | SOR | Dist | Soroca | 870 | 106,062 | 107,834 | 94,986 | 100,100 |
| i | Ştefan Vodă {Stefan Voda} | STE | Dist | Ştefan Vodă | 1,030 | 73,511 | 75,436 | 70,594 | 71,500 |
| i | Străşeni {Straseni} | STR | Dist | Străşeni | 760 | 88,723 | 92,086 | 88,900 | 91,500 |
| i | Taraclia | TAR | Dist | Taraclia | 1,020 | 43,213 | 47,966 | 43,154 | 44,100 |
| i | Teleneşti {Telenesti} | TEL | Dist | Teleneşti | 860 | 74,987 | 74,417 | 70,126 | 73,900 |
| i | Transnistria (incl. Tighina/Bendery) | TRA | Terr | Tiraspol | 3,600 | 578,000 | 680,000 | 555,347 | 517,963 |
| i | Ungheni | UNG | Dist | Ungheni | 1,070 | 110,264 | 117,364 | 110,545 | 117,200 |
| Moldova | MDA | Chişinău | 33,843 | 3,949,576 | 4,337,592 | 3,938,679 | 4,077,000 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C E 2012-01-01 r | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chişinău | CHI | 667,600 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | TRA | 147,812 |
| 3 | Bălţi | BAL | 144,300 |
| 4 | Tighina | TRA | 93,327 |
| 5 | Rîbniţa | TRA | 49,388 |
| 6 | Cahul | CAH | 39,800 |
| 7 | Ungheni | UNG | 38,100 |
| 8 | Soroca | SOR | 37,500 |
| 9 | Orhei | ORH | 33,500 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Status | Original | Adm. | C C 1979-09-17 | C C 1989-01-12 | C C 2004-10-05 | C E 2012-01-01 r | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Anenii Noi | ANE | 7,000 | 9,954 | 8,358 | 8,600 | ||
| i | Bălţi (Bel'cy) {Balti} | City | BAL | 123,068 | 158,517 | 122,669 | 144,300 | |
| i | Basarabeasca | BAS | 12,959 | 14,517 | 11,192 | 12,400 | ||
| i | Briceni | BRI | ... | 11,500 | 8,765 | 9,900 | ||
| i | Cahul | City | CAH | 32,695 | 42,904 | 35,488 | 39,800 | |
| i | Călăraşi {Calarasi} | CAL | 16,032 | 18,326 | 14,516 | 16,300 | ||
| i | Camenca (Kamenka) | Каменка | TRA | ... | 13,689 | 10,323 | 9,220 | |
| i | Cantemir | CAN | 4,225 | 5,320 | 3,872 | 6,000 | ||
| i | Căuşeni {Causeni} | City | CAU | ... | 20,761 | 17,757 | 19,900 | |
| i | Ceadîr-Lunga {Ceadir-Lunga} | GAG | ... | 23,161 | 19,401 | 22,800 | ||
| i | Chişinău (Kišin'ov) {Chisinau} | City | CHI | 503,000 | 667,082 | 598,445 | 667,600 | |
| i | Cimişlia {Cimislia} | CIM | 13,340 | 16,509 | 12,858 | 14,200 | ||
| i | Codru | CHI | ... | 11,716 | 14,277 | 12,200 | ||
| i | Comrat | City | GAG | ... | 25,822 | 23,327 | 25,600 | |
| i | Cricova | CHI | ... | 7,164 | 9,878 | 8,700 | ||
| i | Criuleni | CRI | 7,138 | 9,452 | 7,138 | 8,300 | ||
| i | Dnestrovsk | TRA | ... | 14,876 | 11,200 | 10,500 | ||
| i | Donduşeni {Donduseni} | DON | 9,084 | 11,398 | 9,801 | 10,700 | ||
| i | Drochia | DRO | 15,355 | 21,298 | 16,606 | 20,400 | ||
| i | Dubăsari (Dubossary) {Dubasari} | City | Дубоссары | TRA | ... | 35,806 | 23,650 | 25,501 |
| i | Durleşti {Durlesti} | CHI | ... | 17,807 | 15,395 | 18,700 | ||
| i | Edineţ {Edinet} | City | EDI | ... | 19,586 | 15,624 | 18,400 | |
| i | Făleşti {Falesti} | FAL | 9,770 | 14,043 | 14,931 | 16,800 | ||
| i | Floreşti {Floresti} | FLO | 14,700 | 18,228 | 13,164 | 15,400 | ||
| i | Glodeni | GLO | 10,179 | 13,180 | 10,465 | 11,600 | ||
| i | Grigoriopol (Grigoriopol') | Григориополь | TRA | ... | 11,712 | 11,473 | 10,657 | |
| i | Hînceşti {Hincesti} | City | HIN | 16,317 | 19,235 | 15,281 | 16,900 | |
| i | Ialoveni | IAL | 8,083 | 12,846 | 15,041 | 15,700 | ||
| i | Leova | LEO | ... | 12,203 | 10,027 | 10,900 | ||
| i | Nisporeni | NIS | 13,137 | 15,663 | 12,105 | 14,500 | ||
| i | Ocniţa {Ocnita} | OCN | ... | 11,455 | 9,325 | 9,300 | ||
| i | Orhei | City | ORH | 30,260 | 31,843 | 25,641 | 33,500 | |
| i | Otaci | OCN | ... | 8,158 | 8,469 | 8,500 | ||
| i | Rezina | REZ | 8,314 | 14,476 | 10,196 | 13,400 | ||
| i | Rîbniţa (Rybnica) {Ribnita} | City | Рыбница | TRA | ... | 61,352 | 53,648 | 49,388 |
| i | Rîşcani {Riscani} | RIS | ... | 17,650 | 11,104 | 13,300 | ||
| i | Sîngera {Singera} | CHI | ... | 6,832 | 7,354 | 8,000 | ||
| i | Sîngerei {Singerei} | SIN | ... | 15,023 | 12,667 | 14,600 | ||
| i | Slobozia (Slobodzeja) | Слободзея | TRA | ... | 19,040 | 12,300 | 11,000 | |
| i | Şoldăneşti {Soldanesti} | SOL | ... | 7,578 | 6,304 | 7,500 | ||
| i | Soroca | City | SOR | 31,831 | 42,297 | 28,362 | 37,500 | |
| i | Ştefan Vodă {Stefan Voda} | STE | 6,540 | 9,869 | 7,768 | 8,600 | ||
| i | Străşeni {Straseni} | STR | ... | 20,119 | 18,320 | 20,400 | ||
| i | Taraclia | City | TAR | 11,417 | 14,726 | 13,756 | 14,900 | |
| i | Teleneşti {Telenesti} | TEL | 7,159 | 9,322 | 6,855 | 8,100 | ||
| i | Tighina (Bendery) | City | Бендеры | TRA | 101,000 | 129,969 | 97,027 | 93,327 |
| i | Tiraspol (Tiraspol') | City | Тирасполь | TRA | 139,000 | 181,862 | 158,069 | 147,812 |
| i | Ungheni | City | UNG | ... | 37,788 | 32,530 | 38,100 | |
| i | Vulcăneşti {Vulcanesti} | GAG | ... | 18,230 | 15,462 | 16,600 |