The Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Transnistria); russian: Административно-территориальные единицы левобережья Днестра (Приднестровья); uk, Автономне територіальне утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я (Придністров'я) is a formal administrative unit of

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

established by the

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to delineate the territory controlled by the unrecognized

Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester riv ...

(commonly known as Transnistria).

History

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Transnistria War broke out between the

Republic of Moldova A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...

and the unrecognized state Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic over territories of the former Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Since the end of the war there has been territory claimed by Moldova, but controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. There is also territory claimed by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which is controlled by Moldova. On 22 July 2005, the

autonomous territorial unit An autonomous territorial unit (ATU; ro, Unitate teritorială autonomă, ) is an administrative division of Moldova. Originally, Gagauzia was the only such unit. In 2005, Moldovan law also recognized the Administrative-Territorial Units of the ...

with special legal status was established in Moldovan law.

Territory

The territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester mostly coincides with territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria), but there are two important differences: * Bender (Tighina) is included in the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (commonly known as Transnistria), but it is excluded from the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester and is part of the historical region of

Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds o ...

. * Territories which are claimed by Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but controlled by Moldova are excluded from the autonomous territorial unit. These territories include parts of the

Dubăsari District The Dubăsari District () is a district in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cocieri. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 35,200. This does not include the 715 people that live in the village of Roghi, which is contro ...

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, and

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Settlements

There are 147 settlements in Transnistria (settlements on the east bank of the Dniester river): one municipality, nine towns, two settlements which are parts of towns, 69 villages (communes), and 135 settlements which are parts of villages (communes).Law No. 764 from 27.12.2001 "About administrative-territorial division of Republic of Moldova" - Appendix 5
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Administration

The law which establishes the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester states that the region is to elect a Supreme Council on the basis of free, transparent and democratic elections. The Supreme Council should then adopt a Basic Law to formally establish the executive institutions of the region. The region has the right to adopt its own symbols to be used in conjunction with the national symbols of Moldova. The official languages of the region are Moldovan in the Latin script, Russian and Ukrainian. The region would be able to establish relationships with other countries for economic, technical, scientific and humanitarian purposes.Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"
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Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"
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Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"
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