Chișinău ( KISH-in-OW, US also KEE-shee-NOW, Romanian: ; yiddisch קעשענעוו Keshenev, russian Кишинёв Kishinjov is the capital and larg…Chișinău ( KISH-in-OW, US also KEE-shee-NOW, Romanian: ; yiddisch קעשענעוו Keshenev, russian Кишинёв Kishinjov is the capital and largest city of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial centre, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc, a tributary of the Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the population of the Municipality of Chișinău was 700,000. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub. Nearly a third of Moldova's population lives in the metro area.
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