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List of cities and towns in Moldova

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

Alphabetical list

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By status

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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

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

northern Moldova

By population

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Cities and towns in Moldova
Rank City/town Population Administrative unit
 Census 
1930
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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

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