Government and politics in Ungheni, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Ungheni District was divided into 33 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 municipality, 1 town and 31 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Ungheni?
Public administration staff in Ungheni District earned 15,211 lei a month on average in 2024, 134% of the local average wage and 2nd highest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Ungheni council have?
The Ungheni District Council has 33 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 91,737 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 Ungheni?
Voters in Ungheni District elected 33 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 14 of the posts (42%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Ungheni?
Vitalie Vrabie was elected mayor of Ungheni in 2023, standing as an independent.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Ungheni?
33 town and village councils in Ungheni District share 371 councillor seats, an average of 11.2 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Ungheni District contained 74 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 2.2 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Ungheni District served 2,340 residents on average in 2025, 5th most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 1,607 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Ungheni District at the end of 2024, 9.8% of all employees (national share 7.3%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Behind the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the most mayoralties in Ungheni District went to independent candidates (6); the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE) (6); the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (5). 5 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 7 of the 33 mayors elected in Ungheni District in 2023 are women (21%, against 24% nationally); 18% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 42% of mayoralties in Ungheni District after the 2023 vote, 9th highest 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 Ungheni 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 Ungheni compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Ungheni ranks 5 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Balti | 28,586 |
| 3 | Gagauzia | 4,346 |
| 4 | Ialoveni | 2,762 |
| 5 | Ungheni | 2,340 |
| 6 | Singerei | 2,322 |
| 7 | Straseni | 2,256 |
| 8 | Basarabeasca | 2,239 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Ungheni ranks 7 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cahul | 37 |
| 5 | Soroca | 35 |
| 6 | Falesti | 33 |
| 7 | Ungheni | 33 |
| 8 | Edinet | 32 |
| 9 | Telenesti | 31 |
| 10 | Causeni | 30 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Ungheni ranks 10 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Floresti | 10.9% |
| 8 | Causeni | 10.9% |
| 9 | Telenesti | 10.4% |
| 10 | Ungheni | 9.8% |
| 11 | Cantemir | 9.8% |
| 12 | Soldanesti | 9.4% |
| 13 | Hincesti | 9.4% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Ungheni ranks 2 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 19,810 lei |
| 2 | Ungheni | 15,211 lei |
| 3 | Balti | 14,866 lei |
| 4 | Cahul | 14,491 lei |
| 5 | Ocnita | 13,536 lei |
| 6 | Criuleni | 13,524 lei |
| 7 | Hincesti | 13,303 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Ungheni ranks 9 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Leova | 44% |
| 7 | Basarabeasca | 43% |
| 8 | Soroca | 43% |
| 9 | Ungheni | 42% |
| 10 | Glodeni | 42% |
| 11 | Telenesti | 42% |
| 12 | Criuleni | 40% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Ungheni ranks 10 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Falesti | 21% |
| 8 | Floresti | 20% |
| 9 | Ocnita | 19% |
| 10 | Ungheni | 18% |
| 11 | Rezina | 16% |
| 12 | Chisinau Municipality | 16% |
| 13 | Causeni | 15% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Ungheni ranks 21 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cimislia | 22% |
| 19 | Soldanesti | 22% |
| 20 | Briceni | 21% |
| 21 | Ungheni | 21% |
| 22 | Criuleni | 20% |
| 23 | Ialoveni | 20% |
| 24 | Gagauzia | 19% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Ungheni ranks 24 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Straseni | 33 |
| 22 | Stefan Voda | 33 |
| 23 | Telenesti | 33 |
| 24 | Ungheni | 33 |
| 25 | Basarabeasca | 27 |
| 26 | Cimislia | 27 |
| 27 | Donduseni | 27 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Ungheni ranks 5 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Orhei | 420 |
| 3 | Floresti | 414 |
| 4 | Cahul | 411 |
| 5 | Ungheni | 371 |
| 6 | Soroca | 369 |
| 7 | Gagauzia | 366 |
| 8 | Falesti | 359 |
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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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