Chişinău

General information - Location

Country	Moldova
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 28.8591,Lat: 47.0171
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	11:18:39am
Population	592000 (1th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Chişinău
Name Subregion	Chişinău

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Codru	5.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Bubuieci	7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Cheltuitori	7.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Durleşti	7.4 km	West
5 Stăuceni	7.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Chişinău	Moldova	0 km	East
2 Bucureşti	Romania	361 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	399 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 152 km (direction East).The coastline is located in another country namely Ukraine.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Dnister main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Dniestr. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Ghidighici (7.8 km² at a height of around 54 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Ukranian-Moldavian border with a straight distance of 49.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 70 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 99%, hill: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Moldavian Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 349 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Chisinau International Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chişinău in country Moldova

Chişinău at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Danube Delta	Romania	221 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Churches of Moldavia	Romania	251 km	West
3 Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans	Ukraine	261 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Chişinău
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chișinău

Type of weather in Chișinău	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	13 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	05:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:59 Europe/Amsterdam