Map of Bălţi, Moldova

Bălţi is the administrative centre of Bălţi, Moldova, with a population of about 125,000. It lies at 47.7631°N, 27.9293°E. Bălţi is about 109 km (68 mi) northwest of Chisinau, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ungheni, 62 km to the south.

Bălţi at a glance

Where is Bălţi?

• The 3rd largest city in Moldova by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 24 min on the shortest day to 16 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bălţi

• Ungheni — 62 km south
• Iaşi — 71 km south, Romania
• Botoşani — 94 km west, Romania
• Paşcani — 107 km southwest, Romania
• Chisinau — 109 km southeast
• Roman — 120 km southwest, Romania
• Vaslui — 126 km south, Romania
• Suceava — 127 km west, Romania
• Kamianets-Podilskyi — 142 km northwest, Ukraine
• Piatra Neamţ — 153 km southwest, Romania

Largest cities in Moldova

• Chisinau — 635,994
• Tiraspol — 157,000
• Bender — 110,175
• Rîbniţa — 55,455
• Cahul — 34,492
• Ungheni — 34,422

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.