There are 1682 localities in Moldova, including 66 urban localities (of them 53 are cities/ towns ( ro, orașe), and 13 municipalities ( ro, municipiu)), and 1616 rural localities - villages ( ro, sate). According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, two or more villages can form together a commune ( ro, comună).Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 5 para. 2
/ref> This list is organized by district (or other first-tier administrative unit), and for each one it lists alphabetically all cities and communes. Unincorporated localities are listed under the cities and communes they belong to. The incorporated localities' territories cover the entire territory of the country.

Municipality of Chișinău A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

There are a total of 35 localities: 7 cities/towns (further containing 2 villages within), and 12 communes (containing a further 14 villages within):

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Municipality of Bălți

There are a total of 3 localities: 1 city, and 2 communes:

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Municipality of Bender (Tighina)

There are a total of 2 localities: 1 city, and 1 commune:

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Anenii Noi District

There are a total of 45 localities: 1 city (further containing 5 villages), and 25 communes (containing a further 14 villages):

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Basarabeasca District Basarabeasca () is a district ( ro, raion) in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Basarabeasca. History From 1393 to 1538, the region was part of the principality of Moldavia. In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the region ...

There are a total of 10 localities: 1 city, and 6 communes (containing a further 3 villages within):

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Briceni District Briceni () is a district ( ro, raion) in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Briceni. The other major city is Lipcani. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 75,300. History The first documentary attestation dates back ...

There are a total of 39 localities: 2 cities, and 26 communes (containing a further 11 villages within):

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Cahul District Cahul () is a district ( ro, raion) in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Cahul. As of January 2014 estimates, Cahul District had a population of 124,700. History The district has been inhabited since the Stone Age (50-45,00 ...

There are a total of 55 localities: 1 city (further containing 1 village), and 36 communes (containing a further 17 villages within):

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Cantemir District

There are a total of 51 localities: 1 city, and 26 communes (containing a further 24 villages within):

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Călărași District

There are a total of 44 localities: 1 city (further containing 1 village), and 27 communes (containing a further 15 villages within):

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Căușeni District

There are a total of 48 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 1 village), and 28 communes (containing a further 17 villages within):

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Cimișlia District

There are a total of 39 localities: 1 city (further containing 3 villages), and 22 communes (containing a further 13 villages within):

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Criuleni District Criuleni () is a district ( ro, raion) in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Criuleni. As of January 1, 2011, its population was 73,100. Toponimics The history of love of two young Criu and Lenuța - from neighboring t ...

There are a total of 43 localities: 1 city (further containing 2 villages), and 24 communes (containing a further 16 villages within):

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Dondușeni District Dondușeni District () is a district (''raion'') in the north of Moldova. Its administrative center is the city of Dondușeni. As of 2011, its population was 45,100. History The earliest attestations historical towns down in 1437 when the dist ...

There are a total of 30 localities: 1 city, and 21 communes (containing a further 8 villages within):

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Drochia District

There are a total of 40 localities: 1 city, and 27 communes (containing a further 12 villages within):

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Dubăsari District

There are a total of 15 localities: 11 communes (containing a further 4 villages within):

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There are no cities in this district.

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Edineț District Edineț () is a district () in the north-west of Moldova, with the administrative center at Edineț. The other major city is Cupcini. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 82,900. Geography The district is bordered by Briceni District to th ...

There are a total of 49 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 4 villages), and 30 communes (containing a further 13 villages within):

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Fălești District

There are a total of 76 localities: 1 city (further containing 1 village), and 32 communes (containing a further 42 villages within):

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Florești District Florești () is a district () in the north-east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Florești. The other major cities are Ghindeşti and Mărculeşti. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 90,000. History Localities with the oldest ...

There are a total of 74 localities: 3 cities, and 37 communes (containing a further 34 villages within):

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Glodeni District

There are a total of 35 localities: 1 city (further containing 1 village), and 18 communes (containing a further 15 villages within):

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Hîncești District Hîncești () is a district ( ro, raion) of Moldova, with the city of Hîncești as its administrative center. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 122,000. History The district has been inhabited since the Stone Age (40,000–30,000 BC). ...

There are a total of 63 localities: 1 city, and 38 communes (containing a further 24 villages within):

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Ialoveni District Ialoveni () is a district ( ro, raion) in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ialoveni. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 99,100. History Localities with the oldest documentary attestation of the district are: ...

There are a total of 34 localities: 1 city, and 24 communes (containing a further 9 villages within):

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Leova District

There are a total of 39 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 1 village), and 23 communes (containing a further 13 villages within):

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Nisporeni District

There are a total of 39 localities: 1 city, and 22 communes (containing a further 16 villages within):

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Ocnița District Ocnița () is a district () in the north of Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north ...

There are a total of 33 localities: 3 cities, and 18 communes (containing a further 12 villages within):

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Orhei District

There are a total of 75 localities: 1 city, and 37 communes (containing a further 37 villages within):

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Rezina District Rezina is a district ( ro, raion) in the east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Rezina. Rezina is situated on the western bank of the Nistru river. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 52,600. History The first human settlement ...

There are a total of 41 localities: 1 city (further containing 3 villages), and 24 communes (containing a further 13 villages within):

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Rîșcani District

There are a total of 55 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 6 villages), and 26 communes (containing a further 21 villages within):

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Sîngerei District Sîngerei () is a district () in the north of Moldova, with the administrative center at Sîngerei. The other major city is Biruința. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 93,400. Between 1944 and 1991, Sîngerei district was called ''Lazo ...

There are a total of 70 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 1 village), and 24 communes (containing a further 43 villages within):

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Soroca District Soroca is a district in north-east Moldova. Its administrative center is the town of Soroca. In 2018, the population of the region was 100,078. History Ancient beginnings Archeological evidence of prehistoric occupation dating to 35000 to 500 ...

There are a total of 68 localities: 1 city, and 34 communes (containing a further 33 villages within):

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Strășeni District Strășeni () is an administrative district () in the central part of Moldova. Its administrative center and leading city is Strășeni. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 91,100. The other principal town is Bucovăț, to the north o ...

There are a total of 39 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 2 village), and 25 communes (containing a further 10 villages within):

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Șoldănești District

There are a total of 33 localities: 1 city, and 22 communes (containing a further 10 villages within):

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Ștefan Vodă District Ștefan Vodă () is a district ( ro, raion) in the south-east of Moldova, with the administrative center at Ștefan Vodă. As of 1 January 2011, its population was 71,900. The district is situated 100 km from Chișinău and 100 km from ...

There are a total of 26 localities: 1 city, and 22 communes (containing a further 3 villages within):

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Taraclia District Taraclia (, ) is a district () in the south of Moldova, with the administrative center at Taraclia. As of 1 January 2012, its population was 44,100, 65.6% of whom were ethnic Bulgarians. The district covers an area of and has the lowest popula ...

There are a total of 26 localities: 2 cities, and 13 communes (containing a further 11 villages within):

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Telenești District

There are a total of 54 localities: 1 city (further containing 2 villages), and 30 communes (containing a further 21 villages within):

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Ungheni District

There are a total of 74 localities: 2 cities/towns (further containing 1 village), and 31 communes (containing a further 40 villages within):

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Găgăuzia Gagauzia or Gagauz-Yeri, or ; ro, Găgăuzia; russian: Гагаузия, Gagauziya officially the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia; ro, Unitatea Teritorială Autonomă Găgăuzia, ''UTAG''; russian: Автономное территор ...

There are a total of 32 localities: 3 cities/towns (further containing 1 village within), and 23 communes (containing a further 5 villages within):

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Left Bank of the Dniester Transnistria is an unrecognised state that unilaterally split from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR and mostly consists of a narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine. In English, Transnistria refers to ...

According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, on the

Left Bank of the Dniester Transnistria is an unrecognised state that unilaterally split from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR and mostly consists of a narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine. In English, Transnistria refers to ...

(today mostly in control of the unrecognized breakaway state of Transnistria), there are a total of 147 localities: 10 cities/towns (further containing 2 villages within), and 69 communes (containing a further 66 villages within):

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References

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