Government and politics in Hincesti, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Hincesti District was divided into 39 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 municipality and 38 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Hincesti?
Public administration staff in Hincesti District earned 13,303 lei a month on average in 2024, 114% of the local average wage and 7th highest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Hincesti council have?
The Hincesti District Council has 33 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 99,791 residents on the State Population Register on 1 January 2023.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhich party has the most mayors in Hincesti?
Voters in Hincesti District elected 39 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE) won 16 of the posts (41%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Hincesti?
Alexandru Botnari was elected mayor of Hincesti in 2023, standing for the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Hincesti?
39 town and village councils in Hincesti District share 435 councillor seats, an average of 11.2 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Hincesti District contained 63 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.6 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Hincesti District served 1,772 residents on average in 2025, 16th fewest of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 1,193 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Hincesti District at the end of 2024, 9.4% of all employees (national share 7.3%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Behind the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE), the most mayoralties in Hincesti District went to the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) (12); the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM) (6); independent candidates (2). 6 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 39 mayors elected in Hincesti District in 2023 are women (13%, against 24% nationally); 5% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 31% of mayoralties in Hincesti District after the 2023 vote, 14th lowest of 35 territorial units (national share 33%). Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Turnout in the 2023 raion council elections, of which Hincesti was one, was 41.75% nationally; across all raion councils the Party of Action and Solidarity took 29.4% of valid votes and the Party of Socialists 20.6%. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
How Hincesti compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Hincesti ranks 20 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Taraclia | 1,916 |
| 18 | Stefan Voda | 1,903 |
| 19 | Falesti | 1,834 |
| 20 | Hincesti | 1,772 |
| 21 | Ocnita | 1,741 |
| 22 | Briceni | 1,668 |
| 23 | Soroca | 1,662 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Hincesti ranks 2 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floresti | 40 |
| 2 | Hincesti | 39 |
| 3 | Orhei | 38 |
| 4 | Cahul | 37 |
| 5 | Soroca | 35 |
| 6 | Falesti | 33 |
| 7 | Ungheni | 33 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Hincesti ranks 13 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ungheni | 9.8% |
| 11 | Cantemir | 9.8% |
| 12 | Soldanesti | 9.4% |
| 13 | Hincesti | 9.4% |
| 14 | Briceni | 9.3% |
| 15 | Cimislia | 9.3% |
| 16 | Nisporeni | 9.2% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Hincesti ranks 7 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cahul | 14,491 lei |
| 5 | Ocnita | 13,536 lei |
| 6 | Criuleni | 13,524 lei |
| 7 | Hincesti | 13,303 lei |
| 8 | Gagauzia | 13,207 lei |
| 9 | Rezina | 13,112 lei |
| 10 | Anenii Noi | 13,051 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Hincesti ranks 22 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Balti | 33% |
| 20 | Causeni | 33% |
| 21 | Chisinau Municipality | 32% |
| 22 | Hincesti | 31% |
| 23 | Cahul | 30% |
| 24 | Dubasari | 27% |
| 25 | Soldanesti | 26% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Hincesti ranks 24 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ialoveni | 8% |
| 22 | Soroca | 6% |
| 23 | Glodeni | 5% |
| 24 | Hincesti | 5% |
| 25 | Cimislia | 4% |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 4% |
| 27 | Singerei | 4% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Hincesti ranks 31 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Nisporeni | 17% |
| 29 | Stefan Voda | 17% |
| 30 | Glodeni | 16% |
| 31 | Hincesti | 13% |
| 32 | Cantemir | 11% |
| 33 | Calaras | 11% |
| 34 | Rezina | 8% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Hincesti ranks 15 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Edinet | 33 |
| 13 | Falesti | 33 |
| 14 | Floresti | 33 |
| 15 | Hincesti | 33 |
| 16 | Ialoveni | 33 |
| 17 | Nisporeni | 33 |
| 18 | Riscani | 33 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Hincesti ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hincesti | 435 |
| 2 | Orhei | 420 |
| 3 | Floresti | 414 |
| 4 | Cahul | 411 |
| 5 | Ungheni | 371 |
| 6 | Soroca | 369 |
| 7 | Gagauzia | 366 |
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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: Decision No. 1582 of 17 November 2023, annex: centralised results of the 5 November 2023 general local elections (raion councils, Chisinau and Balti councils and mayors, all mayors), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6aeb8aa270d4…)
- 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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