According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, Moldova is divided administratively into the following administrative territorial units: districts, cities/towns and villages. The administrative territorial organization of Moldova is made on 2 levels:
- villages (communes), sectors and cities/towns (municipalities) constitute the first level,
- districts, Chișinău municipality, Bălți municipality and Bender municipality constitute the second level.
Cantemir is a town in Moldova. It is the administrative center of Cantemir District.
Căușeni District is a district in the central part of Moldova, with the administrative center at Căușeni. The other major city in the district is Căinari. According to the 2014 Moldovan Census, its population is 81,185.
The political status of Transnistria, a self-proclaimed state on the internationally recognized territory of Moldova, has been disputed since the Transnistrian declaration of independence on September 2, 1990. This declaration sought to establish a Soviet Socialist Republic separate from the Moldavian SSR, while still part of the Soviet Union. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and Moldova's own declaration of independence in 1991, the PMSSR was transformed into the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), commonly referred to as Transnistria. No United Nations member country recognizes the PMR's bid to sovereignty.
Cremenciug is a village in Căușeni District, Moldova, composed of a single village with the same name, population 1,094 at the 2004 Census. The locality, although situated on the right (western) bank of the river Dniester, is under the control of the breakaway Transnistrian authorities. On the opposite side of the river lies the city of Slobozia. Of the 1,094 inhabitants of Cremenciug, 464 (42.4%) are Moldovans, 353 (32.27%) Russians, 203 (18.56%) Ukrainians, 22 (2.01%) Germans, 15 (1.37%) Belorussians, 11 (1.01%) Bulgarians, 7 (0.64%) Gagauzians, 6 (0.55%) Armenians, 2 (0.18%) Gypsies, and 10 (0.91%) others and non-declared.
Mereșeni is a commune in Hînceşti District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Mereșeni and Sărata-Mereșeni.
Mirești is a commune in Hînceşti District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Chetroșeni and Mirești.
Leușeni is a commune in Hîncești District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Feteasca and Leușeni.
Ivanovca is a commune in Hînceşti District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Costești, Frasin and Ivanovca.
Sărata-Galbenă is a commune in Hîncești District, Moldova. It is composed of five villages: Brătianovca, Cărpineanca, Coroliovca, Sărata-Galbenă and Valea Florii. Its existence was first documented in 1609.
Trușeni is a commune in Chișinău Municipality, Moldova. It had a population of 7,952 at the 2004 Moldovan Census, and is a northwest suburb of the city. The commune is composed of two villages, Dumbrava and Trușeni.
Tvardiţa is a town in Taraclia district, Moldova. It was founded following the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829) by Bulgarian refugees from Tvarditsa, a town just south of the Balkan Mountains, and the surrounding region. The local Bulgarian population forms part of the larger group of Bessarabian Bulgarians.
Bulăiești is a commune and village in Orhei District, Moldova.
Grinăuți-Moldova is a commune in Ocnița District, Moldova. It is composed of three villages: Grinăuți-Moldova, Grinăuți-Raia and Rediul Mare station.
Braniște is a commune in Rîșcani District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Avrămeni, Braniște, Reteni and Reteni-Vasileuți.
Cosăuți is a commune in Soroca District, Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Cosăuți and Iorjnița. The commune is located on the Moldovan border with Ukraine, near the city of Yampil.
Ghindești is a commune in Floreşti District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Ghindești, Hîrtop, Țîra and Țîra station.
The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is subdivided into five raions :
According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, two or more villages can form together a commune.
