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Chișinău Municipality

Chișinău Municipality is in . Chișinău Municipality is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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  • Type: municipality of Moldova with 493,000 residents
  • Description: municipality of Moldova
  • Also known as: “Gorod Kishinëv”, “Kishinev”, and “Municipiul Chisinau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of the Republic of Moldova and Chișinău Railway Station.

Library
Photo: Photobank MD, CC0.
The National Library of Moldova located in , is the main library of the state which is responsible for conservation, valorization and protection of written cultural heritage.

Railway station
Photo: Bdell555, Public domain.
is the main railway station serving , . It is located at 1 Aleea Garii, not far from the centre of the city.

Museum
Photo: Photobank MD, CC0.
The of Moldova is a museum in , , founded in November 1939 by Alexandru Plămădeală and Auguste Baillayre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chișinău and Sectorul Botanica.

Photo: Zserghei, Public domain.
, pronounced "Kishinau" with "nau" as in the English word "now", is the capital of with a population of around 780,000 in the metro area, and 250,000 people coming each day for work and entertainment.

Suburb
Photo: Mirek237, Public domain.
is one of the five sectors in , the capital of . Botanica is the most populous and one of the more scenic districts in Chișinău; it hosts a zoo and a botanical garden.

Suburb
Photo: Борис Мавлютов, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the five sectors in , the capital of . The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration.

Chișinău Municipality

Latitude
47° north
Longitude
28.8333° or 28° 50′ east
Population
493,000
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Open location code
8GVC2R2M+28
Geo­Names ID
618069
Wiki­data ID
Q17176229
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Chișinău Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Municipiul Chișinău”
  • Armenian: “Կիշինըու”
  • Armenian: “Քիշինև”
  • Belarusian: “Кішынёўскі самаўрад”
  • Catalan: “Chisinau”
  • Cebuano: “Municipiul Chișinău”
  • Chinese: “基希讷乌市镇”
  • Czech: “Kišiněvská municipalita”
  • Dutch: “Chisinau”
  • French: “Municipalité de Chișinău”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Κισινάου”
  • Lithuanian: “Kišiniovo municipijus”
  • Portuguese: “Chișinău”
  • Portuguese: “Quixinau”
  • Romanian: “Chişinău”
  • Romanian: “municipiul Chisinau”
  • Romanian: “Municipiul Chişinău”
  • Romanian: “municipiul Chișinău”
  • Romanian: “Municipiul Chișinău”
  • Russian: “Кишинёв”
  • Russian: “Кишинэу”
  • Russian: “муниципий Кишинёв”
  • Russian: “муниципий Кишинэу”
  • Rusyn: “Кишинёв (муніципій)”
  • Rusyn: “Кишинёв”
  • Slovak: “Kišiňov”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Kišinjev”
  • Tagalog: “Munisipalidad ng Chișinău”
  • Turkish: “Chișinău”
  • Turkish: “Kişinev”
  • Ukrainian: “Кишинів”
  • Ukrainian: “Муніципалітет Кишинеу”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Chișinău”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spitalul Feroviar and Staţia de Cale Ferată Chişinău.

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