Government and politics in Gagauzia, Moldova: official figures

On 1 January 2025 Gagauzia was divided into 26 first-level administrative-territorial units: 2 municipalities, 1 town and 23 villages or communes with their own council.

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• Gagauzia contained 32 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.2 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• Each first-level local government unit in Gagauzia served 4,346 residents on average in 2025, 3rd most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• 1,830 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Gagauzia at the end of 2024, 6.7% of all employees (national share 7.3%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• Behind independent candidates, the most mayoralties in Gagauzia went to the Renaissance party (Renaștere) (6); the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (6). 2 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• 5 of the 26 mayors elected in Gagauzia in 2023 are women (19%, against 24% nationally); 54% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 0% of mayoralties in Gagauzia after the 2023 vote, 2nd lowest of 35 territorial units (national share 33%). Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy

How Gagauzia compares with other first-level divisions

Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)

Gagauzia ranks 3 of 35, highest first.

First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)

Gagauzia ranks 17 of 35, highest first.

Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)

Gagauzia ranks 29 of 35, highest first.

Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)

Gagauzia ranks 8 of 35, highest first.

Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)

Gagauzia ranks 34 of 35, highest first.

Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)

Gagauzia ranks 2 of 35, highest first.

Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)

Gagauzia ranks 24 of 35, highest first.

Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)

Gagauzia ranks 7 of 35, highest first.

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Sources

• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: Decision No. 1157 of 4 August 2023, annexes 1-2: number of councillor seats in each raion and municipal council and in each town and village council for the 5 November 2023 elections, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a09ce1a0a514…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova: Territorial statistics (Statistica teritoriala), edition 2025, Excel version: tables by raion and municipality for 2015-2024 (saved copy holds 12 of the 20 chapter workbooks unchanged: administrative division, population, labour force, earnings, housing, education, health, social protection, tourism, crime, investment and construction, entrepreneurship), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80bb26547020…)
• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: General local elections of 5 November 2023: list of elected mayors by municipality/raion, locality, sex and nominating party, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51addef99d18…)

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