The administrative division of the Moldavian SSR on January 1, 1987

As of January 1, 1987, the Moldavian SSR was divided into regions and cities of republican subordination:

• total number of districts - 40
• total number of village councils - 827
• total number of cities - 21, including cities of republican subordination - 9
• the capital of the Moldavian SSR is the city of Chisinau

Areas

• Bessarabsky district (10 village councils , center - Bessarabka town )
• Briceni district (24 village councils, center - Briceni village)
• Vulcanesti district (14 village councils, center - Vulcanesti urban settlement)
• Glodyansky district (16 village councils, center - Glodyany village)
• Grigoriopol district (12 village councils, center - Grigoriopol village)
• Dondyushansky district (25 village councils, center - Dondyushany village)
• Drochia district (21 village councils, the center is the city ​​of Drochia )
• Dubossary district (17 village councils, the center is the city of Dubossary )
• Dumbravensky district (17 village councils, center - Dumbraveny town)
• Edinets district (23 village councils, the center is the city of Edinets )
• Kagul district (18 village councils, the center is the city of Kagul )
• Kalarash district (24 village councils, the center is the city of Kalarash )
• Kamensky district (23 village councils, center - Kamenka )
• Kantemir district (21 village councils, center - Cantemir town)
• Kaushansky district (16 village councils, the center is the city of Kaushany )
• Comrat district (11 village councils, the center is the city of Comrat )
• Kotovsky district (31 village council, center - the city of Kotovsk )
• Criuleni district (26 village councils, center - Criuleni village)
• Kutuzovsky district (21 village councils, center - urban village Kutuzov )
• Lazovsky district (25 village councils, center - Lazovsk town)
• Leovsky district (19 village councils, the center is the city of Leovo )
• Nisporeni district (20 village councils, center - Nisporeni village)
• Novoanensky district (24 village councils, center - Novye Aneny village)
• Ocnita district (20 village councils, center - Ocnita village)
• Orhei district (32 village councils, the center is the city of Orhei )
• Rezinsky district (21 village councils, the center is the city of Rezina )
• Rybnitsa district (22 village councils, the center is the city of Rybnitsa )
• Ryshkansky district (24 village councils, center - Ryshkany town)
• Slobodzeysky district (14 village councils, the center is the village of Slobodzeya )
• Soroki district (27 village councils, the center is the city of Soroki )
• Straseni district (21 village councils, center - Straseni village)
• Suvorov district (22 village councils, center - Suvorovo village)
• Taraclia district (13 village councils, center - Taraclia village)
• Telenesti district (23 village councils, center - urban settlement Telenesti )
• Ungheni district (29 village councils, the center is the city of Ungheni )
• Falesti district (24 village councils, the center is the city of Falesti )
• Floresti district (26 village councils, the center is the city of Floresti )
• Chadyr-Lungsky district (9 village councils, the center is the city of Chadyr-Lunga )
• Chernenkovsky district (21 village councils, center - Chernenko town)
• Cimislia district (18 village councils, center - Cimislia village)

City settlements of republican subordination

• Balti
• Bender
  • Varnitsa village
  • village Protyagailovka
• Cahul
• Kishinev
  • Urban areas:
    • Dniester region
    • Leninsky district
    • Oktyabrsky District
    • Sovetsky district
    • Frunze district
  • Vadul-lui-Voda
  • town Gidigich
  • Durlesti town
  • town Codru
  • village of Sîngera
    • Dobruzh village
    • Revak village
• Orhei
• Rybnitsa
• Magpies
• Tiraspol
  • village Dniester
• Ungeni