| no. | name | original name | census 1989 | census 2004 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | metropolitan area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chişinău | Кишинев | 665 000 | 647 513 | 546 961 | -1.86 | 47.03°N | 28.83°E | Chişinău | Chisinau |
| 2 | Tiraspol' | Тирасполь | 182 000 | 128 845 | 46.85°N | 29.63°E | Tiraspol | |||
| 3 | Bălţi | Бельцы | 159 000 | 122 778 | 94 739 | -2.84 | 47.76°N | 27.91°E | Bălţi | |
| 4 | Tighina | Бендеры | 130 000 | 87 999 | 46.83°N | 29.48°E | Tighina | |||
| 5 | Rîbniţa | 61 400 | 42 867 | 47.77°N | 29.00°E | Rîbniţa | ||||
| 6 | Ungheni | 37 800 | 35 157 | 28 949 | -2.14 | 47.21°N | 27.81°E | Ungheni | ||
| 7 | Cahul | 42 900 | 35 481 | 27 284 | -2.88 | 45.91°N | 28.19°E | Cahul | ||
| 8 | Edineţ | 19 600 | 23 065 | 21 381 | -0.84 | 48.17°N | 27.32°E | Edineţ | ||
| 9 | Soroca | 42 300 | 28 407 | 20 184 | -3.73 | 48.16°N | 28.30°E | Soroca | ||
| 10 | Căuşeni | 20 800 | 21 960 | 19 489 | -1.32 | 46.64°N | 29.41°E | Căuşeni | ||
| 11 | Orhei | 31 800 | 25 680 | 19 468 | -3.03 | 47.39°N | 28.82°E | Orhei | ||
| 12 | Comrat | 25 800 | 23 429 | 19 046 | -2.28 | 46.31°N | 28.66°E | Găgăuzia | ||
| 13 | Ocniţa | 11 500 | 19 287 | 18 300 | -0.58 | 48.43°N | 27.47°E | Ocniţa | ||
| 14 | Dubăsari | 35 800 | 24 022 | 17 752 | -3.30 | 47.27°N | 29.16°E | Dubăsari municipiu | ||
| 15 | Străşeni | 19 648 | 16 075 | 47.15°N | 28.61°E | Străşeni | ||||
| 16 | Ciadîr Lunga | 23 200 | 20 079 | 15 883 | -2.57 | 46.06°N | 28.83°E | Găgăuzia | ||
| 17 | Floreşti | 18 200 | 17 093 | 14 178 | -2.06 | 47.89°N | 28.31°E | Floreşti | ||
| 18 | Ialoveni | 15 041 | 13 956 | 46.93°N | 28.79°E | Ialoveni | Chisinau | |||
| 19 | Briceni | 11 500 | 14 205 | 13 581 | -0.50 | 48.37°N | 27.67°E | Briceni | ||
| 20 | Leova | 12 200 | 14 404 | 13 502 | -0.72 | 46.50°N | 28.24°E | Leova | ||
| 21 | Sîngerei | 15 759 | 13 372 | 47.65°N | 28.06°E | Sîngerei | ||||
| 22 | Drochia | 21 300 | 16 600 | 12 335 | -3.25 | 48.03°N | 27.82°E | Drochia | ||
| 23 | Slobozia | 19 000 | 12 253 | 46.75°N | 29.71°E | Slobozia | ||||
| 24 | Taraclia | 13 758 | 11 656 | 45.90°N | 28.67°E | Taraclia | ||||
| 25 | Hînceşti | 19 240 | 15 260 | 11 481 | -3.11 | 47.70°N | 28.87°E | Hînceşti | ||
| 26 | Vulcăneşti | 18 200 | 14 775 | 11 273 | -2.96 | 45.68°N | 28.41°E | Găgăuzia | ||
| 27 | Făleşti | 19 200 | 14 848 | 10 990 | -3.29 | 47.58°N | 27.72°E | Făleşti | ||
| 28 | Călăraşi | 18 300 | 14 510 | 10 890 | -3.14 | 47.26°N | 28.33°E | Călăraşi | ||
| 29 | Rîşcani | 17 700 | 13 345 | 9 719 | -3.46 | 47.96°N | 27.57°E | Rîşcani | ||
| 30 | Cimişlia | 16 500 | 12 866 | 9 543 | -3.27 | 46.53°N | 28.78°E | Cimişlia | ||
| 31 | Nisporeni | 15 700 | 12 113 | 8 936 | -3.32 | 47.09°N | 28.18°E | Nisporeni | ||
| 32 | Camenca | 13 700 | 8 835 | 48.01°N | 28.72°E | Camenca | ||||
| 33 | Dnestrovsc | 8 319 | 46.66°N | 29.88°E | Slobozia | |||||
| 34 | Basarabeasca | 14 500 | 11 184 | 8 187 | -3.41 | 46.34°N | 28.97°E | Basarabeasca | ||
| 35 | Glodeni | 13 200 | 10 464 | 7 857 | -3.13 | 47.70°N | 27.52°E | Glodeni | ||
| 36 | Grigoriopol | 11 700 | 7 545 | 47.15°N | 29.31°E | Grigoriopol | ||||
| 37 | Anenii Noi | 8 354 | 7 459 | 46.89°N | 29.26°E | Anenii Noi | ||||
| 38 | Rezina | 14 200 | 10 179 | 7 195 | -3.78 | 47.75°N | 28.96°E | Rezina | ||
| 39 | Donduşeni | 9 802 | 6 863 | 48.24°N | 27.59°E | Donduşeni | ||||
| 40 | Olaneşti | 7 781 | 6 497 | 46.50°N | 29.91°E | Ştefan Vodă | ||||
| 41 | Teleneşti | 6 765 | 5 644 | 47.50°N | 28.37°E | Teleneşti | ||||
| 42 | Criuleni | 7 138 | 5 439 | 47.22°N | 29.16°E | Criuleni | ||||
| 43 | Şoldăneşti | 6 294 | 5 165 | 47.81°N | 28.80°E | Şoldăneşti | ||||
| 44 | Cantemir | 3 889 | 3 373 | 46.28°N | 28.20°E | Cantemir |
