Map of Rîbniţa, Moldova

Rîbniţa is a city in Transnistria, Moldova, with a population of about 55,455. It lies at 47.7682°N, 29.0100°E. Rîbniţa is about 86 km (53 mi) north of Chisinau, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Podilsk, 39 km to the east.

Rîbniţa at a glance

Where is Rîbniţa?

• The 5th 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 Rîbniţa

• Podilsk — 39 km east, Ukraine
• Bălţi — 81 km west
• Chisinau — 86 km south
• Bender — 110 km south
• Ungheni — 110 km southwest
• Tiraspol — 113 km southeast
• Iaşi — 125 km southwest, Romania
• Pervomaysk — 140 km east, Ukraine
• Uman — 141 km northeast, Ukraine
• Zhmerynka — 156 km northwest, Ukraine

Largest cities in Transnistria

• Tiraspol — 157,000

Largest cities in Moldova

• Chisinau — 635,994
• Tiraspol — 157,000
• Bălţi — 125,000
• Bender — 110,175
• 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.