Subdivisions of Moldova

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|} Moldova is divided into 32 raions, or raioane, 5 municipalities (Chişinău, Bălţi and Tighina/Bender, Comrat, Tiraspol), one autonomous, non-contiguous region (Gagauzia), and the breakaway region of Transnistria, the status of which is disputed.

Formerly (from the late 1990s until February 2003), it was made up of the following 9 counties, or judeţe, (capitals in parentheses):

Former counties of Moldova

Bălţi (Bălţi)
Cahul (Cahul)
Chişinău (separate municipality surrounded by Chişinău county) (Chişinău)
Edineţ (Edineţ)
Găgăuzia (autonomous territorial unit) (Comrat)
Lăpuşna (Hînceşti)
Orhei (Orhei)
Soroca (Soroca)
Stânga Nistrului (territorial unit) (Dubăsari)
Tighina (Căuşeni)
Ungheni (Ungheni)

The part of Moldova east of the Dniestr/Nistru River, Transnistria is de jure a part of Moldova, although in reality it is not controlled by the Moldovan government.

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