Map of Chisinau, Moldova

Chisinau is the capital of Moldova, with a population of about 635,994. It lies at 47.0056°N, 28.8575°E. The nearest city on our map is Bender, 51 km to the east.

Chisinau at a glance

Where is Chisinau?

• The largest city in Moldova by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 30 min on the shortest day to 15 h 54 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Chisinau

• Bender — 51 km east
• Tiraspol — 61 km east
• Ungheni — 83 km west
• Rîbniţa — 86 km north
• Vaslui — 95 km southwest, Romania
• Iaşi — 97 km west, Romania
• Podilsk — 97 km northeast, Ukraine
• Bălţi — 109 km northwest
• Bârlad — 125 km southwest, Romania
• Cahul — 132 km southwest

Largest cities in Moldova

• Tiraspol — 157,000
• Bălţi — 125,000
• 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.