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[[Moldova]] is divided administratively into two levels:<ref>[http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 4 para. 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407212005/http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 |date=2020-04-07 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref><ref>[http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 4 para. 4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407212005/http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 |date=2020-04-07 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref><ref name="moldova.md">[http://www.moldova.md/en/content/administrative-territorial-organization-moldova Administrative-territorial organization of Moldova]</ref>

* First level:
** 32 districts or [[raion]]s ({{langx|ro|raioane}})
** 3 municipalities ([[Municipiu#Moldova|municipii]])—specifically Chișinău, Bălți, and Bender
** 2 autonomous territorial units: [[Gagauzia]] and  [[Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester|Left Bank of the Dniester]] (''de facto'' [[Transnistria]], which is not under control of the government of Moldova)
* Second level:
** Villages ({{langx|ro|sate}}); two or more villages can form together a [[Commune (administrative division)|commune]] ({{langx|ro|comună}})<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 |title=Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 5 para. 2 |access-date=2017-05-13 |archive-date=2020-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407212005/http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=312874&lang=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** Sectors{{fact|date=March 2024}}<!--Mentioned on the official website, but no examples ever given-->
** 10 municipalities ([[Municipiu#Moldova|municipii]])
** [[List of cities in Moldova|Cities and towns]]

[[File:Moldova harta administrativa.png|thumb|324x324px|right|Current administrative divisions of Moldova]]

==Localities==
{{main|List of localities in Moldova}}
[[File:AdministrativeMapOfMoldova.png|thumb|331x331px|Detailed map of Moldovan administrative divisions]]
{{See also|List of cities in Moldova}}
Moldova has a total of 1,682 localities; from these 982 are incorporated (''de jure'' with 982 mayors and 982 local councils), including 53 cities/towns, other 13 cities with municipality status (see [[municipiu]]), and 916 rural localities.<ref>[http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Clasificatoare/CUATM_rom.zip Clasificatorul unităţilor administrativ-teritoriale (CUATM)] {{in lang|ro}}</ref> They cover the entire area of the country. A number of villages are self-governed, while others 700 villages are too small to have a separate administration, and are part of either cities/towns/municipalities (41 of them) or [[Communes of Moldova|communes]] (659). Few localities are inhabited.

==Current divisions==
In the administrative-territorial structure of Moldova are 898 second-level administrative territorial units (cities/towns, sectors and villages/communes).<ref>[http://www.md.undp.org/content/dam/moldova/docs/Publications/JILDP-Report%20on%20territorial%20administrative%20reform_24_03_2015.pdf Report on the Territorial Administrative Structure Options for the Republic of Moldova]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. March 2015</ref>

The status of Chișinău, Bălți, and Tighina as municipalities and first-level territorial units of the country allows their suburb villages to have, when large enough, their own mayor and local council. By contrast, the villages that are administratively part of (some of) the other cities do not retain self-rule.

* Districts (32):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name of district!!District seat!!President!!Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)!!Population<br />(2014)<ref>Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova (web). The 2014 figures are officially adjusted for underenumeration, and include 209,030 persons absent from Moldova for more than 12 months.</ref>!!Density<br />(2014)!!Towns/<br />villages
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Anenii Noi District.gif}} [[Anenii Noi District|Anenii Noi]]||[[Anenii Noi]]||Vladimir Vâzdoagă||align="right" |892|| align="right" |78,996||align="right" |88.6||align="right" |45
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Basarabeasca District.png}} [[Basarabeasca District|Basarabeasca]]||[[Basarabeasca]]||	Natalia Cara||align="right" |295|| align="right" |23,012||align="right" |78.0||align="right" |10
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Briceni.svg}} [[Briceni District|Briceni]]||[[Briceni]]||Efimia Bendulac||align="right" |814|| align="right" |70,029||align="right" |86.0||align="right" |39
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of District Cahul.svg}} [[Cahul District|Cahul]]||[[Cahul]]||Avram Micinschi||align="right" |1,546|| align="right" |105,324||align="right" |68.1||align="right" |56
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Cantemir District.gif}} [[Cantemir District|Cantemir]]||[[Cantemir, Moldova|Cantemir]]||Ion Balan||align="right" |870|| align="right" |52,115||align="right" |59.9||align="right" |51
|-
|{{flagicon image|Rajon Calarasi flag.gif}} [[Călărași District|Călărași]]||[[Călărași, Moldova|Călărași]]||Ilie Rău||align="right" |753|| align="right" |64,401||align="right" |85.5||align="right" |54
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Căușeni District.jpg}} [[Căușeni District|Căușeni]]||[[Căușeni]]||Ilie Gluh||align="right" |1,163|| align="right" |81,185||align="right" |69.8||align="right" |48
|-
|{{flagicon image|Cimislia flag.png}} [[Cimișlia District|Cimișlia]]||[[Cimișlia]]||Ion Veveriță||align="right" |923|| align="right" |49,299||align="right" |53.4||align="right" |39
|-
|{{flagicon image|Drapel Raionul Criuleni.gif}} [[Criuleni District|Criuleni]]||[[Criuleni]]||Vitalie Rotaru||align="right" |688|| align="right" |70,648||align="right" |102.7||align="right" |43
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Dondușeni District.gif}} [[Dondușeni District|Dondușeni]]||[[Dondușeni]]||Anastasie Pavlov||align="right" |645|| align="right" |37,856||align="right" |58.7||align="right" |30
|-
|{{flagicon image|Drochia rajon flag.png}} [[Drochia District|Drochia]]||[[Drochia]]||Andrei Marian||align="right" |1,000|| align="right" |74,443||align="right" |74.4||align="right" |40
|-
|{{flagicon image|Dubăsari District flag.svg}} [[Dubăsari District|Dubăsari]]||[[Cocieri]]||Grigore Policinschi||align="right" |309|| align="right" |29,271||align="right" |94.7||align="right" |15
|-
|{{flagicon image|Steag raionul edinet.svg}} [[Edineț District|Edineț]]||[[Edineț]]||Oleg Scutaru||align="right" |933|| align="right" |71,849||align="right" |77.0||align="right" |49
|-
|{{flagicon image|Rajon Fălești Flag.gif}} [[Fălești District|Fălești]]||[[Fălești]]||Valeriu Muduc||align="right" |1,073|| align="right" |78,258||align="right" |86.3||align="right" |76
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Floreşti District.gif}} [[Florești District|Florești]]||[[Florești, Moldova|Florești]]||Ștefan Paniș||align="right" |1,108|| align="right" |76,457||align="right" |69.0||align="right" |74
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Glodeni District.gif}} [[Glodeni District|Glodeni]]||[[Glodeni]]||Valeriu Țarigradschi||align="right" |754|| align="right" |51,306||align="right" |68.0||align="right" |35
|-
|{{flagicon image|Hincesti rajon flag.gif}} [[Hîncești District|Hîncești]]||[[Hîncești]]||Grigore Cobzac||align="right" |1,484|| align="right" |103,784||align="right" |69.9||align="right" |63
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Ialoveni District.gif}} [[Ialoveni District|Ialoveni]]||[[Ialoveni]]||Nicolae Andronache||align="right" |783|| align="right" |93,154||align="right" |119.0||align="right" |34
|-
|{{flagicon image|Leova rajon flag.png}} [[Leova District|Leova]]||[[Leova]]||Efrosinia Grețu||align="right" |775|| align="right" |44,702||align="right" |57.7||align="right" |39
|-
|{{flagicon image|Nisporeni rajon flag.gif}} [[Nisporeni District|Nisporeni]]||[[Nisporeni]]||Vasile Bîtcă||align="right" |630|| align="right" |53,154||align="right" |84.4||align="right" |39
|-
|{{flagicon image|Ocnitar.gif}} [[Ocnița District|Ocnița]]||[[Ocnița]]||Ion Tomai||align="right" |597|| align="right" |47,425||align="right" |79.4||align="right" |33
|-
|{{flagicon image|Orhei2.gif}} [[Orhei District|Orhei]]||[[Orhei]]||Ion Ștefârță||align="right" |1,228|| align="right" |101,502||align="right" |82.7||align="right" |75
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of District Rezina.svg}} [[Rezina District|Rezina]]||[[Rezina]]||Eleonora Graur||align="right" |621|| align="right" |42,486||align="right" |68.4||align="right" |41
|-
|{{flagicon image|Riscani rajon flag.gif}} [[Rîșcani District|Rîșcani]]||[[Rîșcani]]||Ion Parea||align="right" |936|| align="right" |59,226||align="right" |63.3||align="right" |55
|-
|{{flagicon image|Singerei rajon flag.gif}} [[Sîngerei District|Sîngerei]]||[[Sîngerei]]||Gheorghe Meaun||align="right" |1,033|| align="right" |79,814||align="right" |77.3||align="right" |70
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of District Soroca.svg}} [[Soroca District|Soroca]]||[[Soroca]]||Veaceslav Rusnac|| align="right" |1,043|| align="right" |77,656||align="right" |74.5||align="right" |68
|-
|{{flagicon image|Straseni rajon flag.gif}} [[Strășeni District|Strășeni]]||[[Strășeni]]||Petru Voloșciuc||align="right" |730|| align="right" |82,675||align="right" |113.3||align="right" |39
|-
|{{flagicon image|Soldanesti rajon flag.gif}} [[Șoldănești District|Șoldănești]]||[[Șoldănești]]||Alexandru Relițchi||align="right" |598|| align="right" |36,743||align="right" |61.4||align="right" |33
|-
|{{flagicon image|Stefan voda rajon flag.gif}} [[Ștefan Vodă District|Ștefan Vodă]]||[[Ștefan Vodă]]||Vasile Buzu||align="right" |998|| align="right" |62,072||align="right" |62.2||align="right" |26
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Taraclia County.gif}} [[Taraclia District|Taraclia]]||[[Taraclia]]||Vasile Plagov||align="right" |674|| align="right" |37,357||align="right" |55.4||align="right" |26
|-
|{{flagicon image|TELENESTI DRAP.jpg}} [[Telenești District|Telenești]]||[[Telenești]]||Boris Burcă||align="right" |849|| align="right" |61,144||align="right" |72.0||align="right" |54
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of District Ungheni.svg}} [[Ungheni District|Ungheni]]||[[Ungheni]]||Iurie Toma||align="right" |1,083|| align="right" |101,064||align="right" |93.3||align="right" |74
|}
* District-level municipalities (3):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Municipality !!Mayor!!Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)!!Population<br />(2014)<ref>Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova (web). The 2014 figures are officially adjusted for underenumeration, and include 209,030 persons absent from Moldova for more than 12 months.</ref>!!Density<br />(2014)!!Towns/<br />villages
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Chișinău.svg}} [[Chișinău]]||[[Ion Ceban]]||align="right" |563|| align="right" |662,836||align="right" |1,177.3||align="right" |35
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Bălți.png}} [[Bălți]]||[[Alexandr Petkov]]||align="right" |78|| align="right" |102,457||align="right" |1,313.6||align="right" |3
|-
|{{flagicon image|Bendery-Flag.jpg}} [[Bender, Moldova|Tighina]]||''none''¹||align="right" |97|| align="right" | ||align="right" | ||align="right" |2
|}

* Autonomous territorial units (2):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name of autonomy!!Autonomy Seat!!Leader!!Area<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)!!Population<br />(2014)<ref>Departamentul Statistica si Sociologie al Republicii Moldova (web). The 2014 figures are officially adjusted for underenumeration, and include 209,030 persons absent from Moldova for more than 12 months.</ref>!!Density<br />(2014)!!Towns/<br />villages
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Gagauzia.svg}} [[Gagauzia|Găgăuzia]]||[[Comrat]]||[[Evghenia Guțul]]||align="right" |1,832|| align="right" |134,535||align="right" |73.4||align="right" |35
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Moldova.svg}} [[Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester|Left Bank of the Dniester]]||[[Tiraspol]]||''none''¹||align="right" |4,163|| align="right" | ||align="right" | ||align="right" |147
|}

¹ Tighina and the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester are under the control of the unrecognized separatist [[Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic]] (PMR, also known as Transnistria). There, Tighina is known as ''Bender''.

===Areas not under central government control===
* [[Transnistria]], which with the exception of six [[Commune (administrative division)|communes]] (comprising a total of ten localities) corresponds to the geographic part of Moldova situated to the east of the [[Dniestr]] (Romanian: ''Nistru'') river, is ''de jure'' a part of Moldova, but in fact is governed by breakaway authorities (''see also: [[War of Transnistria]]''). The city of [[Dubăsari]] (geographically and administratively in Transnistria, and not in the [[Dubăsari District]]), and six communes (administratively in the [[Dubăsari District]] of Moldova, and not in the administrative definition of Transnistria), all controlled by the central authorities (except the village of ''Roghi'' in commune [[Molovata Nouă]], which is controlled by Tiraspol), form the northern part of the [[DMZ|security zone]] set at the end of the war.
* [[Bender, Moldova|Tighina]] municipality (the city itself, plus the commune [[Proteagailovca]]), and three communes (five localities) of [[Căușeni District]] ([[Gîsca]], [[Chițcani]], and [[Cremenciug, Căușeni|Cremenciug]]) are ''de facto'' controlled by the breakaway regime of Transnistria. Together with the commune [[Varnița, Anenii Noi|Varnița]] of [[Anenii Noi District]] and the commune [[Copanca]] of [[Căușeni District]] under Moldovan control, these localities form the southern part of the security zone set at the end of the war. The city of Tighina has both a Moldovan police force (mostly symbolic) and a Transnistrian ''[[militsiya]]'' force (practically in charge in most instances). In Transnistria, Tighina is known as ''Bender''.

===Population===
* The smallest entity electing a mayor is the commune of [[Salcia, Taraclia|Salcia]], in [[Taraclia District]] (population 441). It consists of the village of ''Salcia'', population 382, and the village of ''Orehovca'', population 59. The largest entity is the municipality of [[Chișinău]], electing a mayor for 712,218 inhabitants.
* The largest number of localities governed by a single commune or city government in Moldova is 6. This is the case for:
** city of [[Anenii Noi]], population 11,463, of which 3,105 in the 5 suburban villages
** commune [[Copăceni, Sîngerei|Copăceni]], [[Sîngerei District]], population 3,315
** commune [[Natalievca]], [[Fălești District]], population 2,231
** commune [[Tătărăuca Veche]], [[Soroca District]], population 2,203
:On the opposite end, 42 of the 66 cities, and about half the communes of Moldova have local administration providing services for a single locality.
* There are four or five localities in Moldova with a zero population:
** village ''Armanca'', commune [[Vasileuți]], [[Rîșcani District]]
** village ''Chetrișul Nou'', commune [[Călinești, Fălești|Călinești]], [[Fălești District]]
** village ''Pelinia, loc. st. c. f.'', commune [[Pelinia]], [[Drochia District]]
** village ''Stălinești'', commune [[Corestăuți]], [[Ocnița District]]
:The village of ''Schinoasa'' was outlined within commune [[Țibirica]], [[Călărași District]] in 2007, and information is not available yet whether it has any population.
* Village (hamlet) ''Ivanovca'', commune [[Natalievca]], [[Fălești District]], population 19, inhabited by 14 Russians and 5 Ukrainians, is the only inhabited locality in Moldova without any ethnic [[Moldovans]]. On the opposite end, one commune, [[Cigîrleni]], [[Ialoveni District]], population 2,411, and 42 villages of sub-commune level (population varying from 1 to 673), have a 100% [[Moldovans|Moldovan]] population.

===Duplicate names===
There are 147 settlement names shared by multiple localities in Moldova.<!-- [[:ro:Categorie:Localități omonime din Republica Moldova]] --> Most notable cases includes these:
* A town [[Mărculești]], and a different commune [[Mărculești, Florești|Mărculești]], both situated in the [[Florești District]]
* A city [[Dondușeni]], and a different commune [[Dondușeni, Dondușeni|Dondușeni]], both situated in the [[Dondușeni District]]
* A city [[Drochia]], and a different commune [[Drochia, Drochia|Drochia]], both situated in the [[Drochia District]]
* A town [[Costești, Rîșcani|Costești]], in [[Rîșcani District]], with a population of 2,247 (4,109 with 4 suburb villages), the 8th smallest city in Moldova, and a commune (village) [[Costești, Ialoveni|Costești]], in [[Ialoveni District]], population 11,128, the 2nd largest village in Moldova
* A town [[Cornești (town), Ungheni|Cornești]], in [[Ungheni District]], and a different village [[Cornești (village), Ungheni|Cornești in the same Ungheni District]], and also a village Cornești in Hîncești District
* etc.

==Regions==
The first-level units are grouped into three regions:<ref>{{citation|url=https://moldova.md/en/content/administrative-territorial-organization-moldova|title=Administrative-territorial organization of Moldova|website=moldova.md}}</ref>
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'''[[Northern Development Region]]'''
# [[Bălți]] Municipality
# [[Briceni District|Briceni]]
# [[Dondușeni District|Dondușeni]]
# [[Drochia District|Drochia]]
# [[Edineț District|Edineț]]
# [[Fălești District|Fălești]]
# [[Florești District|Florești]]
# [[Glodeni District|Glodeni]]
# [[Ocnița District|Ocnița]]
# [[Rîșcani District|Rîșcani]]
# [[Sîngerei District|Sîngerei]]
# [[Soroca District|Soroca]]
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'''[[Central Development Region]]'''
# <li value=13> [[Chișinău]] Municipality
# [[Anenii Noi District|Anenii Noi]]
# [[Călărași District|Călărași]]
# [[Criuleni District|Criuleni]]
# [[Dubăsari District|Dubăsari]]
# [[Hîncești District|Hîncești]]
# [[Ialoveni District|Ialoveni]]
# [[Nisporeni District|Nisporeni]]
# [[Orhei District|Orhei]]
# [[Rezina District|Rezina]]
# [[Șoldănești District|Șoldănești]]
# [[Strășeni District|Strășeni]]
# [[Bender, Moldova|Tighina]] Municipality <ref>Tighina is under the control of the unrecognized separatist [[Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic]] (PMR, also known as Transnistria). There, Tighina is known as ''Bender''.</ref>
# [[Telenești District|Telenești]]
# [[Ungheni District|Ungheni]]
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'''[[Southern Development Region]]'''
# <li value=28> [[Basarabeasca District|Basarabeasca]]
# [[Cahul District|Cahul]]
# [[Cantemir District|Cantemir]]
# [[Căușeni District|Căușeni]]
# [[Cimișlia District|Cimișlia]]
# [[Leova District|Leova]]
# [[Ștefan Vodă District|Ștefan Vodă]]
# [[Taraclia District|Taraclia]]
# [[Gagauzia]]
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==Previous divisions==

===Counties (1998-2003)===
[[File:Moldova judete.jpg|thumb|200px|Former counties of Moldova.]]
{{See also|Counties of Moldova}}
Between 1998 and February 2003, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 [[counties]] (Romanian: ''județe''; seats in brackets):
# [[Chișinău]] municipality, surrounded by Chișinău county, but different from it
# [[Bălți County (Moldova)|Bălți County]] ([[Bălți]])
# [[Cahul County (Moldova)|Cahul County]] ([[Cahul]])
# [[Chișinău County]] ([[Chișinău]])
# [[Edineț County]] ([[Edineț]])
# [[Lăpușna County (Moldova)|Lăpușna County]] ([[Hîncești]])
# [[Orhei County (Moldova)|Orhei County]] ([[Orhei]])
# [[Soroca County (Moldova)|Soroca County]] ([[Soroca]])
# [[Tighina County (Moldova)]] ([[Căușeni]])
# [[Ungheni County]] ([[Ungheni]])
# [[Găgăuzia]], autonomous territorial unit ([[Comrat]])
# [[Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester|Left Bank of the Dniester]], territorial unit ([[Tiraspol]])
In October 1999, [[Taraclia County]] was split out from the [[Cahul County (Moldova)|Cahul County]]; it coincides with the current [[Taraclia District]].

===Cities and districts (1991-1998)===
Between 1991 and 1998, Moldova was divided into 10 cities and 40 districts:<ref>[http://www.statoids.com/umd.html www.statoids.com]</ref>
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;Cities
* [[Bălți]]
* [[Cahul]]
* [[Chișinău]]
* [[Dubăsari]]
* [[Orhei]]
* [[Rîbnița]]
* [[Soroca]]
* [[Bender, Moldova|Tighina]]
* [[Tiraspol]]
* [[Ungheni]]
;Districts
* Anenii Noi
* Basarabeasca
* Brinceni
* Cahul
* Camenca
* Cantemir
* Căinari
* Călărași
* Căușeni
* Ceadîr-Lunga
* Cimișlia
* Comrat
* Criuleni
* Dondușeni
* Drochia
* Dubăsari
* Edineț
* Fălești
* Florești
* Glodeni
* Grigoriopol
* Hîncești
* Ialoveni
* Leova
* Nisporeni
* Ocnița
* Orhei
* Rezina
* Rîbnița
* Rîșcani
* Sîngerei
* Slobozia
* Soroca
* Strășeni
* Șoldănești
* Ștefan Vodă
* Taraclia
* Telenești
* Ungheni
* Vulcănești
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===2017 expansion===
Besides Chișinău, Bălți, Tighina, Comrat, and Tiraspol, on 13 April 2017 eight more became municipalities: [[Cahul]], [[Ceadîr-Lunga]], [[Edineț]], [[Hîncești]], [[Orhei]], [[Soroca]], [[Strășeni]], and [[Ungheni]].<ref>[http://lex.justice.md/md/368393/ LEGE Nr. 248 din 03.11.2016 pentru modificarea și completarea Legii nr. 764-XV din 27 decembrie 2001 privind organizarea administrativ-teritorială a Republicii Moldova] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219032852/http://lex.justice.md/md/368393/ |date=2019-02-19 }} {{in lang|ro}}</ref> 

==See also==
* [[ISO 3166-2:MD]], ISO subdivision codes for Moldova

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070321190053/http://www.mapl.gov.md/destricts/ Moldovan Ministry of Local Public Administration]
* [[:wikisource:ro:Legea nr. 764-XV/2001|Law No. 764-XV/2001 on the administrative organization of the Republic of Moldova]] available on [[Wikisource]].
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926172849/http://www.parlament.md/download/laws/ro/37-XV-14.02.2003.doc Modification 37-XV-14.02.2003]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926172948/http://www.parlament.md/download/laws/ro/124-XV-18.03.2003.doc Modification 124-XV-18.03.2003]
* Moldovan Law 431-XIII from April 19, 1995, {{lang|ro|Monitorul Oficial al Republicii Moldova}}, no. 31-32/340, June 9, 1995

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