page_title: Administrative divisions of Moldova
section_title: Counties (1998-2003)
hierarchical_section_title: Administrative divisions of Moldova / Previous divisions / Counties (1998-2003)
caption_attribution_description: English: Moldova's judete (1998-2001) Français&#160;: Les judete de Moldavie (1998-2001)
context_page_description: According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, Moldova is divided administratively into the following administrative territorial units: districts, cities/towns and villages. The administrative territorial organization of Moldova is made on 2 levels:
  villages, sectors and cities/towns constitute the first level,
  districts, Chișinău municipality, Bălți municipality and Bender municipality constitute the second level.
  Two or more villages can form together a commune.
  Currently, Moldova is divided into the following first-tier units, which include 32 districts:
  Anenii Noi
  Basarabeasca
  Briceni
  Cahul
  Cantemir
  Călărași
  Căușeni
  Cimișlia
  Criuleni
  Dondușeni
  Drochia
  Dubăsari
  Edineț
  Fălești
  Florești
  Glodeni
  Hîncești
  Ialoveni
  Leova
  Nisporeni
  Ocnița
  Orhei
  Rezina
  Rîșcani
  Sîngerei
  Soroca
  Strășeni
  Șoldănești
  Ștefan Vodă
  Taraclia
  Telenești
  Ungheni
  three municipalities:
  Chișinău
  Bălți
  Bender
  two autonomous territorial units:
  Gagauzia
  Transnistria
  The final status of the latter has not been settled yet, as the region, such as defined administratively, in fact is not under the control of Moldovan authorities.
context_section_description: Between 1998 and February 2003, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 counties (Romanian: județe; seats in brackets):
  Chișinău municipality, surrounded by Chișinău county, but different from it
  Bălți County (Bălți)
  Cahul County (Cahul)
  Chișinău County (Chișinău)
  Edineț County (Edineț)
  Lăpușna County (Hîncești)
  Orhei County (Orhei)
  Soroca County (Soroca)
  Tighina County (Moldova) (Căușeni)
  Ungheni County (Ungheni)
  Găgăuzia, autonomous territorial unit (Comrat)
  Stânga Nistrului, territorial unit (Dubăsari)
  In October 1999, Taraclia County was split out from the Cahul County; it coincides with the current Taraclia District.
caption: Former counties of Moldova.
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