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Moldova is divided administratively into two levels:[1][2][3]
- First level:
- 32 districts or raions (Romanian: raioane)
- 3 municipalities (municipii)—specifically Chișinău, Bălți, and Bender
- 2 autonomous territorial units: Gagauzia and Left Bank of the Dniester (de facto Transnistria, which is not under control of the government of Moldova)
- Second level:
- Villages (Romanian: sate); two or more villages can form together a commune (Romanian: comună)[4]
- Sectors[citation needed]
- 10 municipalities (municipii)
- Cities and towns
- ^ Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 4 para. 1 (in Romanian)
- ^ Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 4 para. 4 (in Romanian)
- ^ Administrative-territorial organization of Moldova
- ^ Law no. 764-XV from 27.12.2001 on territorial administrative organisation of the Republic of Moldova, article 5 para. 2