List of cities in Moldova

There are 66 cities in Moldova.

By population

Cities in Moldova
Rank	City	Population							Administrative unit
		Census  1930	Census  1959	Census  1970	Census  1979	Census  1989	Census 2004
							without suburbs	with suburbs
1.	Chişinău	117,016	213,078	358,890	526,023 (667,082)	661,410 (717,853)	589,446	712,218	Chişinău municipality
2.	Tiraspol	N/A	62,000	105,700	138,698	181,862	158,069	158,069	Transnistria
3.	Bălţi	30,667	65,514	101,428	123,068	158,517	122,669	127,561	Bălţi municipality
4.	Bender (Tighina)	31,698	43,000	72,300	101,292	129,969	97,027	100,169	Bender municipality
5.	Rîbniţa	N/A		32,400		61,352	53,648	53,648	Transnistria
6.	Cahul	10,437	16,068	26,572	32,695	42,904	35,488	35,488	Cahul district
7.	Ungheni		12,595	19,558	27,062	37,788 (40,489)	35,311	35,311	Ungheni district
8.	Soroca	14,661	14,895	24,465	31,831	42,297	28,362	28,362	Soroca district
9.	Orhei	14,805	14,131	25,707	30,260	31,843 (37,517)	25,641	25,641	Orhei district
10.	Dubăsari	N/A				35,806	23,650	23,650	Transnistria
11.	Comrat					25,822	23,327	23,327	Gagauzia
12.	Ceadâr-Lunga					23,161	19,401	19,401	Gagauzia
13.	Străşeni					20,119	18,320	19,090	Străşeni district
14.	Căuşeni					20,761	17,757	17,757	Căuşeni district
15.	Drochia				15,355	21,298	16,606	16,606	Drochia district
16.	Edineţ					19,586	15,624	17,292	Edineţ district
17.	Vulcăneşti					18,230	15,462	15,729	Gagauzia
18.	Durleşti					17,807	15,394	15,394	Chişinău municipality
19.	Hînceşti				16,317	19,235	15,281	15,281	Hînceşti district
20.	Ialoveni				8,083	12,846	15,041	15,041	Ialoveni district
21.	Făleşti				9,770	14,043	14,931	14,931	Făleşti district
22.	Călăraşi				16,032	18,326	14,516	14,660	Călăraşi district
23.	Codru					11,716	14,277	14,277	Chişinău municipality
24.	Taraclia				11,417	14,726	13,756	13,756	Taraclia district
25.	Floreşti				~14,700	18,228	13,164	13,164	Floreşti district
26.	Cimişlia				13,340	16,509	12,858	14,780	Cimişlia 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.	Rîşcani					17,650	11,104	12,117	Rîşcani 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	Chişinău municipality
39.	Donduşeni				9,084	11,398	9,801	9,801	Donduşeni district
40.	Ocniţa					11,455	9,325	9,325	Ocniţa district
41.	Briceni					11,500	8,765	8,765	Briceni district
42.	Otaci					8,158	8,469	8,469	Ocniţa district
43.	Anenii Noi				7,000	9,954	8,358	11,463	Anenii Noi district
44.	Ştefan Vodă				6,540	9,869	7,768	7,768	Ştefan Vodă district
45.	Cupcini						7,441	9,086	Edineţ district
46.	Sîngera						7,354	11,609	Chişinău municipality
47.	Criuleni				7,138	9,452	7,138	8,342	Criuleni district
48.	Teleneşti				7,159	9,322	6,855	8,508	Teleneşti district
49.	Şoldăneşti					7,578	6,304	6,304	Şoldăneşti 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	Chişinău municipality
53.	Iargara						4,384	4,446	Leova district
54.	Căinari						4,184	4,510	Căuşeni district
55.	Cantemir				4,225	5,320	3,872	3,872	Cantemir district
56.	Vatra						3,296	3,296	Chişinău municipality
57.	Biruinţa						3,093	3,093	Sîngerei district
58.	Corneşti						2,781	3,284	Ungheni district
59.	Costeşti						2,247	4,109	Rîşcani district
60.	Mărculeşti						2,081	2,081	Floreşti district
61.	Crasnoe	N/A					~2,000	~2,000	Transnistria
62.	Tiraspolul Nou	N/A					~2,000	~2,000	Transnistria
63.	Ghindeşti						1,841	1,841	Floreşti district
64.	Frunză						1,476	1,476	Ocniţa district
65.	Bucovăţ						1,313	1,658	Străşeni district
66.	Maiac	N/A					~1,000	~1,000	Transnistria