Balkans
Moldova
Chișinău Municipality

Sectorul Buiucani

Sectorul Buiucani is one of the five sectors in Chişinău, the capital of , and the most affluent. The local administration is managed by a pretor appointed by the city administration.
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  • Type: Suburb with 112,000 residents
  • Description: city district
  • Also known as: “Boyukany”, “Buicani”, and “Buiucani”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Embassy of Ukraine and National Library of the Republic of Moldova.

Government office
Photo: Gikü, CC0.
The Ukrainian Embassy in is the diplomatic mission of Ukraine in the Republic of Moldova. The embassy building is located at Vasile Lupu 17 in Chișinău. Ukrainian Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova has been Paun Rohovei since 2025.

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. is situated 3½ km southeast of Sectorul Buiucani.

Museum
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is situated 3 km southeast of Sectorul Buiucani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durlești and Chișinău.

Town
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is a town in municipality, . Located on the northwestern outskirts of the capital, contiguous with the Buiucani sector, it is the largest of Chișinău’s suburbs. is situated 3 km southwest of Sectorul Buiucani.

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.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in the sector of , the capital of the Republic of Moldova. The main routes in the area are Calea Orheiului Street and Ceucari Street. is situated 4 km northeast of Sectorul Buiucani.

Sectorul Buiucani

Latitude
47.04032° or 47° 2′ 25″ north
Longitude
28.79336° or 28° 47′ 36″ east
Population
112,000
Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)
Open location code
8GVC2QRV+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6217073819
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
618525
Wiki­data ID
Q1003159
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Sectorul Buiucani” goes by many names.
  • German: “Buiucani”
  • Japanese: “ブイウカニ地区”
  • Lithuanian: “Bujukanio sektorius”
  • Lithuanian: “Bujukanis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sektor Buiucani”
  • Polish: “Buiucani”
  • Portuguese: “Sectorul Buiucani”
  • Romanian: “Buiucani”
  • Romanian: “Pretura Buiucani”
  • Romanian: “Sectorul Buiucani”
  • Russian: “Боюканы (сектор Кишинева)”
  • Russian: “Боюканы (сектор Кишинёва)”
  • Russian: “Боюканы”
  • Russian: “Буюканы”
  • Russian: “Буюкань”
  • Russian: “Сектор Буюкань”
  • Spanish: “Sector Buiucani”
  • Spanish: “Sectorul Buiucani”
  • Ukrainian: “Буюкань”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sectorul Buiucani”. Photo: Ion Chibzii, CC BY-SA 2.0.