There are 1682 localities in Moldova, including 66 urban localities (of them 53 are cities/towns (Romanian: orașe), and 13 municipalities (Romanian: municipiu)),[1] and 1616 rural localities - villages (Romanian: sate). According to the Moldovan law on territorial administrative organisation, two or more villages can form together a commune (Romanian: comună).[2]
This list is organized by district (or other first-tier administrative unit), and for each one it lists alphabetically all cities and communes. Unincorporated localities are listed under the cities and communes they belong to. The incorporated localities' territories cover the entire territory of the country.