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
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 | Census 2024 | |||
| 1. | Chișinău | 117,016 | 213,078 | 358,890 | 526,023 (667,082) | 661,410 (717,853) | 589,445 | 532,513 | 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 | 17,210 | 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 | 15,934 | 18,310 | Chișinău municipality | ||||
| 10. | Ialoveni | 8,083 | 12,846 | 15,041 | 12,515 | 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 | 15,939 | 13,458 | Căușeni district | ||||
| 14. | Drochia | 15,355 | 21,298 | 16,606 | 13,150 | 12,939 | Drochia district | |||
| 15. | Edineț | 19,586 | 15,624 | 15,520 | 12,369 | Edineț district | ||||
| 16. | Sîngera | 7,354 | 9,966 | 12,368 | Chișinău municipality | |||||
| 17. | Fălești | 9,770 | 14,043 | 14,931 | 12,074 | 11,946 | Fălești district | |||
| 18. | Hîncești | 16,317 | 19,235 | 15,281 | 12,491 | 11,391 | Hîncești district | |||
| 19. | Stăuceni | 6,204 | 8,694 | 11,210 | Chișinău municipality | |||||
| 20. | Vulcănești | 18,230 | 15,462 | 12,185 | 10,919 | Gagauzia | ||||
| 21. | Florești | ~14,700 | 18,228 | 13,164 | 11,998 | 10,925 | Florești district | |||
| 22. | Taraclia | 11,417 | 14,726 | 13,756 | 12,355 | 10,021 | Taraclia district | |||
| 23. | Sîngerei | 15,023 | 12,667 | 12,465 | 9,954 | Sîngerei district | ||||
| 24. | Cricova | 7,164 | 9,878 | 10,669 | 9,536 | Chișinău municipality | ||||
| 25. | Călărași | 16,032 | 18,326 | 14,516 | 10,818 | 9,469 | Călărași district | |||
| 26. | Rezina | 8,314 | 14,476 | 10,196 | 11,032 | 9,380 | Rezina district | |||
| 27. | Nisporeni | 13,137 | 15,663 | 12,105 | 10,063 | 9,140 | Nisporeni district | |||
| 28. | Anenii Noi | 7,000 | 9,954 | 8,358 | 10,872 | 8,933 | Anenii Noi district | |||
| 29. | Cimișlia | 13,340 | 16,509 | 12,858 | 11,997 | 8,765 | Cimișlia district | |||
| 30. | Rîșcani | 17,650 | 11,104 | 9,259 | 8,622 | Rîșcani district | ||||
| 31. | Glodeni | 10,179 | 13,180 | 10,465 | 8,676 | 7,284 | Glodeni district | |||
| 32. | Leova | 12,203 | 10,027 | 7,443 | 6,394 | Leova district | ||||
| 33. | Basarabeasca | 12,959 | 14,517 | 11,192 | 8,471 | 6,291 | Basarabeasca district | |||
| 34. | Dondușeni | 9,084 | 11,398 | 9,801 | 7,101 | 5,987 | Dondușeni district | |||
| 35. | Criuleni | 7,138 | 9,452 | 7,138 | 6,708 | 5,844 | Criuleni district | |||
| 36. | Briceni | 11,500 | 8,765 | 7,341 | 5,785 | Briceni district | ||||
| 37. | Telenești | 7,159 | 9,322 | 6,855 | 7,227 | 5,670 | Telenești district | |||
| 38. | Cupcini | 7,441 | 7,190 | 5,493 | Edineț district | |||||
| 39. | Ștefan Vodă | 6,540 | 9,869 | 7,768 | 7,078 | 5,436 | Ștefan Vodă district | |||
| 40. | Ocnița | 11,455 | 9,325 | 7,254 | 5,187 | Ocnița district | ||||
| 41. | Șoldănești | 7,578 | 6,304 | 5,883 | 4,797 | Șoldănești district | ||||
| 42. | Vadul lui Vodă | 4,559 | 5,295 | 4,280 | Chișinău municipality | |||||
| 43. | Otaci | 8,158 | 8,469 | 6,043 | 3,598 | Ocnița district | ||||
| 44. | Lipcani | 5,465 | 4,685 | 3,569 | Briceni district | |||||
| 45. | Tvardița | 5,882[a] | 5,420 | 3,503 | Taraclia district | |||||
| 46. | Vatra | 3,296 | 3,457 | 3,391 | Chișinău municipality | |||||
| 47. | Cantemir | 4,225 | 5,320 | 3,872 | 3,419 | 2,655 | Cantemir district | |||
| 48. | Costești | 2,247 | 3,507 | 2,544 | Rîșcani district | |||||
| 49. | Iargara | 4,384 | 3,957 | 2,536 | Leova district | |||||
| 50. | Biruința | 3,093 | 2,625 | 2,203 | Sîngerei district | |||||
| 51. | Căinari | 4,184 | 3,803 | 2,135 | Căușeni district | |||||
| 52. | Cornești | 2,781 | 2,470 | 1,698 | Ungheni district | |||||
| 53. | Ghindești | 1,841 | 1,649 | 1,251 | Florești district | |||||
| 54. | Bucovăț | 1,313 | 1,601 | 1,064 | Strășeni district | |||||
| 55. | Mărculești | 2,081 | 1,396 | 1,049 | Florești district | |||||
| 56. | Frunză | 1,476 | 790 | 581 | Ocnița district | |||||
| * | Tiraspol | N/A | 62,000 | 105,700 | 138,698 | 181,862 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Transnistria |
| * | Bender (Tighina) | 31,698 | 43,000 | 72,300 | 101,292 | 129,969 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Bender municipality |
| * | Rîbnița | N/A | 32,400 | 61,352 | n/a | n/a | n/a | Transnistria | ||
| * | Dubăsari | N/A | 35,806 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| * | Slobozia | N/A | 18,748 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| * | Grigoriopol | N/A | 11,712 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| * | Dnestrovsc | N/A | 14,876 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| * | Camenca | N/A | 13,689 | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||||
| * | Crasnoe | N/A | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||
| * | Tiraspolul Nou | N/A | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||
| * | Maiac | N/A | n/a | n/a | n/a | |||||
Notes
- Counted as rural
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