List of cities and towns in Moldova
There are 66 cities and towns in the Republic of Moldova.
Alphabetical list
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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
central Moldova
Transnistria
Gagauzia
By population
| Rank | City/town | Population | Administrative unit | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||
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