Map of Tiraspol, Moldova

Tiraspol is the administrative centre of Transnistria, Moldova, with a population of about 157,000. It lies at 46.8427°N, 29.6291°E. Tiraspol is about 61 km (38 mi) east of Chisinau, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bender, 12 km to the west.

Tiraspol at a glance

Where is Tiraspol?

• The 2nd largest city in Moldova by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 32 min on the shortest day to 15 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tiraspol

• Bender — 12 km west
• Chisinau — 61 km west
• Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi — 91 km southeast, Ukraine
• Odesa — 94 km southeast, Ukraine
• Chornomors’k — 99 km southeast, Ukraine
• Podilsk — 101 km north, Ukraine
• Rîbniţa — 113 km northwest
• Cahul — 151 km southwest
• Izmail — 177 km south, Ukraine
• Tulcea — 196 km south, Romania

Largest cities in Transnistria

• Rîbniţa — 55,455

Largest cities in Moldova

• Chisinau — 635,994
• 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.