Chișinău

Moldova

Chișinău is the capital and largest city of Moldova by area and population. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre. It is situated in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2024 Moldovan census, the population of the city proper stood at over 567,000 inhabitants, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău numbered over 720,000 people.

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Country: Moldova
Population: 688,134
Latitude: 47.01° N
Longitude: 28.86° E

Which way is Chișinău from…

From Paris, Chișinău lies at 86° to the east, 1,975 km as the crow flies.

Paris	86° east	1,975 km
London	92° east	2,147 km
New York	45° north-east	7,648 km
Madrid	63° north-east	2,696 km
Rome	61° north-east	1,414 km
Montreal	47° north-east	7,254 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	341° north	8,006 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Chișinău lies due east of London, at 92°, 2,147 km away. From New York, though, a flat map would point you east at 85°, while the compass says 45°, north-east: the shortest route crosses Newfoundland, Scotland and Poland. To place Moldova’s capital, think of Kyiv, 400 km to the north, and of Ulaanbaatar, which sits on the same latitude.