Government and politics in Taraclia, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Taraclia District was divided into 15 first-level administrative-territorial units: 2 towns and 13 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Taraclia?
Public administration staff in Taraclia District earned 12,397 lei a month on average in 2024, 124% of the local average wage and 16th lowest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Taraclia council have?
The Taraclia District Council has 27 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 34,947 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 Taraclia?
Voters in Taraclia District elected 15 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; independent candidates won 9 of the posts (60%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Taraclia?
Veaceslav Lupov was elected mayor of Taraclia in 2023, standing as an independent.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Taraclia?
15 town and village councils in Taraclia District share 167 councillor seats, an average of 11.1 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Taraclia District contained 26 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.7 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Taraclia District served 1,916 residents on average in 2025, 17th most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 616 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Taraclia District at the end of 2024, 7.8% 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 Taraclia District went to the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (6). 1 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 4 of the 15 mayors elected in Taraclia District in 2023 are women (27%, against 24% nationally); 60% 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 Taraclia District after the 2023 vote, the 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 Taraclia 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 Taraclia compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Taraclia ranks 17 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Drochia | 1,981 |
| 15 | Cahul | 1,969 |
| 16 | Orhei | 1,938 |
| 17 | Taraclia | 1,916 |
| 18 | Stefan Voda | 1,903 |
| 19 | Falesti | 1,834 |
| 20 | Hincesti | 1,772 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Taraclia ranks 32 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ocnita | 21 |
| 30 | Chisinau Municipality | 19 |
| 31 | Glodeni | 19 |
| 32 | Taraclia | 15 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 11 |
| 34 | Basarabeasca | 7 |
| 35 | Balti | 3 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Taraclia ranks 21 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Donduseni | 8.8% |
| 19 | Calaras | 8.6% |
| 20 | Soroca | 8.3% |
| 21 | Taraclia | 7.8% |
| 22 | Glodeni | 7.7% |
| 23 | Riscani | 7.2% |
| 24 | Singerei | 7.0% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Taraclia ranks 20 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ialoveni | 12,781 lei |
| 18 | Falesti | 12,619 lei |
| 19 | Basarabeasca | 12,522 lei |
| 20 | Taraclia | 12,397 lei |
| 21 | Riscani | 12,358 lei |
| 22 | Orhei | 12,352 lei |
| 23 | Drochia | 12,224 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Taraclia ranks 35 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Drochia | 18% |
| 30 | Floresti | 18% |
| 31 | Edinet | 16% |
| 32 | Falesti | 15% |
| 33 | Briceni | 14% |
| 34 | Gagauzia | 0% |
| 35 | Taraclia | 0% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Taraclia ranks 1 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taraclia | 60% |
| 2 | Gagauzia | 54% |
| 3 | Briceni | 25% |
| 4 | Stefan Voda | 22% |
| 5 | Cahul | 22% |
| 6 | Drochia | 21% |
| 7 | Falesti | 21% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Taraclia ranks 14 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Basarabeasca | 29% |
| 12 | Riscani | 29% |
| 13 | Singerei | 27% |
| 14 | Taraclia | 27% |
| 15 | Leova | 24% |
| 16 | Donduseni | 23% |
| 17 | Telenesti | 23% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Taraclia ranks 34 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Dubasari | 27 |
| 29 | Glodeni | 27 |
| 30 | Leova | 27 |
| 31 | Ocnita | 27 |
| 32 | Rezina | 27 |
| 33 | Soldanesti | 27 |
| 34 | Taraclia | 27 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Taraclia ranks 32 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ocnita | 223 |
| 30 | Donduseni | 214 |
| 31 | Glodeni | 211 |
| 32 | Taraclia | 167 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 129 |
| 34 | Basarabeasca | 89 |
| 35 | Balti | 22 |
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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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