# List of cities and towns in Moldova

There are 66 cities and towns in the Republic of Moldova.
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* By status
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* See also
* References

## 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.
* Bălți
* Biruința
* Briceni
* Costești
* Cupcini
* Dondușeni
* Drochia
* Edineț
* Fălești
* Florești
* Frunză
* Ghindești
* Glodeni
* Lipcani
* Mărculești
* Ocnița
* Otaci
* Rîșcani
* Sîngerei
* Soroca
* Anenii Noi
* Bucovăț
* Căinari
* Călărași
* Căușeni
* Cornești
* Criuleni
* Hîncești
* Ialoveni
* Nisporeni
* Orhei
* Rezina
* Strășeni
* Șoldănești
* Ștefan Vodă
* Telenești
* Tighina (Bender)
* Ungheni
* Chișinău
* Codru
* Cricova
* Durlești
* Sîngera
* Vadul lui Vodă
* Vatra
* Basarabeasca
* Cantemir
* Cahul
* Cimișlia
* Iargara
* Leova
* Taraclia
* Tvardița
* Camenca
* Crasnoe
* Dnestrovsc
* Dubăsari
* Grigoriopol
* Rîbnița
* Maiac
* Slobozia
* Tiraspol
* Tiraspolul Nou
* Ceadîr-Lunga
* Comrat
* Vulcănești

## By population

Cities and towns in Moldova :
| Rank | City/town | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Administrative unit |
| Rank | City/town | Census 1930 | Census 1959 | Census 1970 | Census 1979 | Census 1989 | Census 2004 | Census 2004 | Census 2014 | Administrative unit |
| Rank | City/town | Census 1930 | Census 1959 | Census 1970 | Census 1979 | Census 1989 | without suburbs | with suburbs | Census 2014 | Administrative unit |
| 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 |