Administrative divisions of Moldova
Moldova is divided into 40 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Moldova
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChisinauCapital | 635,994 |
| 2 | Tiraspol | 157,000 |
| 3 | Bălţi | 125,000 |
| 4 | Bender | 110,175 |
| 5 | Rîbniţa | 55,455 |
| 6 | Cahul | 34,492 |
| 7 | Ungheni | 34,422 |
| 8 | Soroca | 27,423 |
| 9 | Orhei | 24,918 |
| 10 | Dubăsari | 23,254 |
Chisinau is the largest city in Moldova with about 635,994 people. All 20 largest cities of Moldova →
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Moldova: ≈ 418 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
🌊 Rivers
- Dniester
- Danube
- Prut
🏞️ Lakes
No major lakes at this scale.
Ethnic groups in Moldova
Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8% (2014 est.)
Regionally, Moldovan is the most common ethnic group across most of the 40 divisions, while Russian predominates in 2 divisions (Bender, Transnistria); Gagauz predominates in 1 division (Comrat); Bulgarian predominates in 1 division (Taraclia).
Source: CIA World Factbook (2014 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Moldova
Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic <0.1%, atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.9% (2014 est.)
Regionally, Orthodox is the most common religious group across most of the 40 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2014 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Moldova
Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% Moldovan; 23.5% Romanian), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014)
Regionally, Moldovan/Romanian is the most common language group across most of the 40 divisions, while Russian predominates in 2 divisions (Bender, Transnistria); Gagauz predominates in 1 division (Comrat); Bulgarian predominates in 1 division (Taraclia).
Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-20. More about our data.