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Moldova Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Moldova with its 40 first-level divisions, the capital Chisinau and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Moldova

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 40 units

Moldova is divided into 40 first-level administrative divisions:

Anenii NoiBălţiBasarabeascaBenderBriceniCahulCălărașiCamencaCantemirCauseniChişinăuCimişliaComratCriuleniDonduseniDrochiaEdineţFăleştiFloreştiGlodeniGrigoriopolHîncestiIaloveniLeovaNisporeniOcniţaOrheiRezinaRezinaRîşcaniSîngereiSorocaȘtefan VodăStîngă NistruluiStrăşeniŞoldăneştiTaracliaTeleneştiTransnistriaUngheni

Largest cities in Moldova

GeoNames · city proper, latest official figures
#CityPopulation
1ChisinauCapital635,994
2Tiraspol157,000
3Bălţi125,000
4Bender110,175
5Rîbniţa55,455
6Cahul34,492
7Ungheni34,422
8Soroca27,423
9Orhei24,918
10Dubăsari23,254

Chisinau is the largest city in Moldova with about 635,994 people. All 20 largest cities of Moldova →

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth 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

CIA World Factbook · 2014
Moldovan
75.1%Romanian
7%Ukrainian
6.6%Gagauz
4.6%Russian
4.1%Bulgarian
1.9%other
0.8%

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

CIA World Factbook · 2014
Orthodox
90.1%other Christian
2.6%other
0.1%atheist
0.2%unspecified
6.9%

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

CIA World Factbook
Moldovan/Romanian
80.2%Russian
9.7%Gagauz
4.2%Ukrainian
3.9%Bulgarian
1.5%Romani
0.3%other
0.2%

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.