Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Transnistria) Unitățile Administrativ-Teritoriale din stînga Nistrului (Transnistria) (Romanian) Административно-территориальные единицы левобережья Днестра (Приднестровья) (Russian) Автономні територіальні утворення з особливим правовим статусом Придністров'я (Придністров'я) (Ukrainian)
Flag Coat of arms
Location and extent of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (red) within Moldova.
Status	Government in exile
Capital	Tiraspol (claimed)
Languages	Romanian Russian Ukrainian[1]
Government	Autonomous region
• Chairman of the Supreme Council	Vacant
Legislature	Supreme Council
Autonomous territorial unit of Moldova
• Created	27 July 2005[2]
Area
• Total	4,163 km2 (1,607 sq mi)
• Water (%)	2.35
Population
• 2014 estimate	505,153[3]
• 2004 census	555,347
• Density	124.6/km2 (322.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+373
Internet TLD	.md

The Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester (Transnistria)^[a] is a formal administrative unit of Moldova established by the Government of Moldova to delineate the territory controlled by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (commonly known as Transnistria).

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Transnistria War broke out between the Republic of Moldova and the unrecognized state Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic over territories of the former Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Since the end of the war there has been territory claimed by Moldova, but controlled by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. There is also territory claimed by the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which is controlled by Moldova.

On 22 July 2005, the autonomous territorial unit with special legal status was established in Moldovan law.^[2] This was done as part of the Yushchenko Plan for reintegrating Transnistria into Moldova.^[4]

The territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester mostly coincides with territory of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria), but there are two important differences:^[5][6]

• Bender (Tighina) is included in the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (commonly known as Transnistria), but it is excluded from the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester, being part of the historical region of Bessarabia;
• Territories which are claimed by Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but controlled by Moldova are excluded from the autonomous territorial unit. These territories include parts of the Dubăsari District, Căușeni District, and Anenii Noi District.

There are 147 settlements in Transnistria (settlements on the east bank of the Dniester river): one municipality, nine towns, two settlements which are parts of towns, 69 villages (communes), and 135 settlements which are parts of villages (communes).^[5]

The law which establishes the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester states that the region is to elect a Supreme Council on the basis of free, transparent and democratic elections. The Supreme Council should then adopt a Basic Law to formally establish the executive institutions of the region. The region has the right to adopt its own symbols to be used in conjunction with the national symbols of Moldova. The official languages of the region are Romanian in the Latin script, Russian and Ukrainian. The region would be able to establish relationships with other countries for economic, technical, scientific and humanitarian purposes.^[7]

• (In Romanian) Law No. 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)"

v t e Administrative divisions of Moldova
Districts	Anenii Noi Basarabeasca Briceni Cahul Cantemir Călărași Căușeni Cimișlia Criuleni Dondușeni Drochia Dubăsari Edineț Fălești Florești Glodeni Hîncești Ialoveni Leova Nisporeni Ocnița Orhei Rezina Rîșcani Sîngerei Soroca Strășeni Șoldănești Ștefan Vodă Taraclia Telenești Ungheni
Autonomous territorial units	Găgăuzia Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester1
Municipalities	Bălți Bender1 Cahul Ceadîr-Lunga Chișinău Comrat Edineț Hîncești Orhei Soroca Strășeni Tiraspol1 Ungheni
1 Currently controlled by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.

v t e Transnistria conflict
Background	First Partition of Poland and Treaty of Iași Union of Bessarabia with Romania Moldavian ASSR Moldovenism World War II Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina Moldavian SSR Transnistria Governorate The Holocaust in Romania Dissolution of the Soviet Union Controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova Moldovan language Unification of Moldova and Romania
Transnistria War	Timeline Battle of Bender Ceasefire agreement
Aftermath	Human rights in Transnistria Romanian-language schools in Transnistria Russian military presence in Transnistria Joint Control Commission 2006 Transnistrian independence referendum 2006 Transnistrian customs crisis 2012 Moldova security zone incident 2022 Transnistria attacks
Resolution attempts	1997 Moscow memorandum 1999 Istanbul summit 2003 Kozak memorandum 2005 Yushchenko Plan Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester 5+2 format (2005–present; see also Berlin Plus package, 2016–present) Potential solutions Reintegration into Moldova Bureau for Reintegration of the Republic of Moldova Annexation by Russia
Participants and figures	Pro-Moldova Moldova Mircea Snegur Petru Lucinschi Vladimir Voronin Nicolae Timofti Igor Dodon Maia Sandu European Union Romania United States Ukraine Pro-Transnistria Transnistria Igor Smirnov Yevgeny Shevchuk Vadim Krasnoselsky Russia 14th Guards Army Operational Group of Russian Forces Neutral Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
See also	Gagauzia conflict Gagauz Republic Cobasna ammunition depot Moldova–Ukraine border

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