Counties of Moldova
Moldova is divided into 32 Rayons, or judeţe, 3 municipalities ( Chişinău , Bălţi and Bender ), one semi-autonomous, non-contiguous region (Gagauzia), and the breakaway region of Transnistria , the status of which is still disputed.
1. Anenii Noi 2. Basarabeasca 3. Briceni 4. Cahul 5. Cantemir 6. Călăraşi 7. Căuşeni 8. Cimişlia 9. Criuleni 10. Donduşeni 11. Drochia 12. Dubăsari 13. Edineţ 14. Faleşti 15. Floreşti 16. Glodeni 17. Hīnceşti 18. Ialoveni 19. Leova 20. Nisporeni 21. Ocniţa 22. Orhei 23. Rezina 24. Rīşcani 25. Sīngerei 26. Soroca 27. Străşeni 28. Şoldăneşti 29. Ştefan Voda 30. Taraclia 31. Teleneşti 32. Ungheni
Formerly, it was made up of the following 9 counties (capitals in parentheses):
- Bălţi ( Bălţi )
- Cahul ( Cahul )
- Chişinău (separate municipality surrounded by Chisinau county)( Chisinau )
- Edineţ ( Edineţ )
- Găgăuzia (autonomous territorial unit) ( Comrat )
- Lăpuşna ( Hīnceşti )
- Orhei ( Orhei )
- Soroca ( Soroca )
- Stānga Nistrului (territorial unit) ( Dubăsari )
- Tighina ( Căuşeni )
- Ungheni ( Ungheni )
The part of Moldova east of the Dniestr River, Transnistria is de jure a part of Moldova, although in reality it is not controlled by the Moldovangovernment.
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