List of cities and towns in Moldova

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

Alphabetical list

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

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 Census 2024
1. Chișinău 117,016 213,078 358,890 526,023
(667,082)		 661,410
(717,853)		 589,445 469,402 567,038 Chișinău municipality
2. Bălți 30,667 65,514 101,428 123,068 158,517 122,669 97,930 90,954 Bălți municipality
3. Ungheni 12,595 19,558 27,062 37,788
(40,489)		 32,530 30,804 26,457 Ungheni district
4. Durlești 17,807 15,395 26,308 Chișinău municipality
5. Cahul 10,437 16,068 26,572 32,695 42,904 35,488 30,018 22,223 Cahul district
6. Orhei 14,805 14,131 25,707 30,260 31,843
(37,517)		 25,641 21,065 22,183 Orhei district
7. Soroca 14,661 14,895 24,465 31,831 42,297 28,362 22,196 21,135 Soroca district
8. Comrat 25,822 23,327 20,113 19,120 Gagauzia
9. Codru 11,716 14,277 18,310 Chișinău municipality
10. Ialoveni 8,083 12,846 15,041 14,665 Ialoveni district
11. Strășeni 20,119 18,320 18,376 14,497 Strășeni district
12. Ceadâr-Lunga 23,161 19,401 16,605 14,285 Gagauzia
13. Căușeni 20,761 17,757 13,458 Căușeni district
14. Drochia 15,355 21,298 16,606 12,939 Drochia district
15. Edineț 19,586 15,624 12,369 Edineț district
16. Sîngera 7,354 12,368 Chișinău municipality
17. Fălești 9,770 14,043 14,931 11,946 Fălești district
18. Hîncești 16,317 19,235 15,281 11,391 Hîncești district
19. Vulcănești 18,230 15,462 10,919 Gagauzia
20. Florești ~14,700 18,228 13,164 10,925 Florești district
21. Taraclia 11,417 14,726 13,756 10,021 Taraclia district
22. Sîngerei 15,023 12,667 9,954 Sîngerei district
23. Cricova 7,164 9,878 9,536 Chișinău municipality
24. Călărași 16,032 18,326 14,516 9,469 Călărași district
25. Rezina 8,314 14,476 10,196 9,380 Rezina district
26. Nisporeni 13,137 15,663 12,105 9,140 Nisporeni district
27. Anenii Noi 7,000 9,954 8,358 8,933 Anenii Noi district
28. Cimișlia 13,340 16,509 12,858 8,765 Cimișlia district
29. Rîșcani 17,650 11,104 8,622 Rîșcani district
30. Glodeni 10,179 13,180 10,465 7,284 Glodeni district
31. Leova 12,203 10,027 6,394 Leova district
32. Basarabeasca 12,959 14,517 11,192 6,291 Basarabeasca district
33. Dondușeni 9,084 11,398 9,801 5,987 Dondușeni district
34. Criuleni 7,138 9,452 7,138 5,844 Criuleni district
35. Briceni 11,500 8,765 5,785 Briceni district
36. Telenești 7,159 9,322 6,855 5,670 Telenești district
37. Cupcini 7,441 5,493 Edineț district
38. Ștefan Vodă 6,540 9,869 7,768 5,436 ștefan Vodă district
39. Ocnița 11,455 9,325 5,187 Ocnița district
40. Șoldănești 7,578 6,304 4,797 șoldănești district
41. Vadul lui Vodă 4,559 4,280 Chișinău municipality
42. Otaci 8,158 8,469 3,598 Ocnița district
43. Lipcani 5,465 3,569 Briceni district
44. Tvardița 5,882[a] 3,503 Taraclia district
45. Vatra 3,296 3,391 Chișinău municipality
46. Cantemir 4,225 5,320 3,872 2,655 Cantemir district
47. Costești 2,247 2,544 Rîșcani district
48. Iargara 4,384 2,536 Leova district
49. Biruința 3,093 2,203 Sîngerei district
50. Căinari 4,184 2,135 Căușeni district
51. Cornești 2,781 1,698 Ungheni district
52. Ghindești 1,841 1,251 Florești district
53. Bucovăț 1,313 1,064 Strășeni district
54. Mărculești 2,081 1,049 Florești district
55. Frunză 1,476 581 Ocnița district
* Tiraspol N/A 62,000 105,700 138,698 181,862 n/a n/a Transnistria
* Bender (Tighina) 31,698 43,000 72,300 101,292 129,969 n/a n/a Bender municipality
* Rîbnița N/A 32,400 61,352 n/a n/a Transnistria
* Dubăsari N/A 35,806 n/a n/a
* Slobozia N/A 18,748 n/a n/a
* Grigoriopol N/A 11,712 n/a n/a
* Dnestrovsc N/A 14,876 n/a n/a
* Camenca N/A 13,689 n/a n/a
* Crasnoe N/A n/a n/a
* Tiraspolul Nou N/A n/a n/a
* Maiac N/A n/a n/a

Notes

  1. ^ Counted as rural

References

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