Draft:List of cities and towns on the Dniester river
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This is a list of cities and towns on the Dniester river (Ukrainian: Дністер, Romanian: Nistru), which flows through Ukraine and Moldova.
With a total length of 1,362 km, the Dniester is almost equally distributed between the two countries:
Considering only the portion of the river that flows through each country, the Dniester is the third-longest river in Ukraine (after the Dnieper at 981 km and the Southern Bug at 806 km) and the second-longest in Moldova (after the Prut at 695 km).
Any city or town which is located on the bank of the Dniester river can be included in this list. The cities and towns are sorted by the latest available number of inhabitants.
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List
[edit]Rank | Name of city / town | Image | Inhabitants | Established | Present country | Notes |
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1 | Tiraspol | ![]() |
128,979
(01.01.2022) |
1792
(founded) |
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The largest Moldovan city on the Dniester (part of Transnistria), the second-largest in Moldova. Located 10 km from Tighina (Bender), across the river. |
2 | Tighina (Bender) | ![]() |
83,919
(2023) |
1408
(first mentioned) |
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The second-largest Moldovan city on the Dniester (part of Transnistria), the fourth-largest in Moldova. Home to the medieval fortress of Tighina. |
3 | Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi | ![]() |
47,727
(2022) |
6th century BC
(Greek colony of Tyras) |
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The largest Ukrainian city on the Dniester. Located on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary, in the historical region of Budjak. Home to the medieval fortress of Akkerman. |
4 | Rîbnița | ![]() |
43,987
(2020) |
1628
(first mentioned) |
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The third-largest Moldovan city on the Dniester (part of Transnistria), the fifth-largest in Moldova. |
5 | Sambir | ![]() |
34,152
(2022) |
1241
(founded) |
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The second-largest Ukrainian city on the Dniester. The river originates 40 km to the southwest of Sambir. |
6 | Mohyliv-Podilskyi | ![]() |
29,925
(2022) |
1595
(first mentioned) |
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The third-largest Ukrainian city on the Dniester. The river serves as a border with Moldova. |
7 | Dubăsari | ![]() |
22,800
(2019) |
1523
(first mentioned) |
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The fourth-largest Moldovan city on the Dniester (part of Transnistria), the eight-largest in Moldova. |
8 | Soroca | ![]() |
19,093
(2023) |
1499
(first mentioned) |
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The fifth-largest Moldovan city on the Dniester, the tenth-largest in Moldova. The river serves as a border with Ukraine. Home to the medieval fortress of Soroca. Located 10 km from Yampil, across the river. |
9 | Yampil | ![]() |
10,421
(2022) |
16th century | ![]() |
The fourth-largest Ukrainian city on the Dniester. The river serves as a border with Moldova. |
10 | Khotyn | ![]() |
8,936
(2022) |
1001
(first mentioned) |
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The fifth-largest Ukrainian city on the Dniester. Home to the medieval fortress of Khotyn. |
11 | Zalishchyky | ![]() |
8,928
(2022) |
1340
(first mentioned) |
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The sixth-largest Ukrainian city on the Dniester. |