Map of Bender, Moldova

Bender is the administrative centre of Bender Municipality, Moldova, with a population of about 110,175. It lies at 46.8316°N, 29.4777°E. Bender is about 51 km (32 mi) east of Chisinau, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tiraspol, 12 km to the east.

Bender at a glance

Where is Bender?

• The 4th largest city in Moldova by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 32 min on the shortest day to 15 h 52 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bender

• Tiraspol — 12 km east
• Chisinau — 51 km northwest
• Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi — 97 km southeast, Ukraine
• Podilsk — 102 km north, Ukraine
• Odesa — 104 km east, Ukraine
• Chornomors’k — 108 km southeast, Ukraine
• Rîbniţa — 110 km north
• Cahul — 142 km southwest
• Izmail — 172 km south, Ukraine
• Galaţi — 190 km southwest, Romania

Largest cities in Moldova

• Chisinau — 635,994
• Tiraspol — 157,000
• Bălţi — 125,000
• Rîbniţa — 55,455
• Cahul — 34,492
• Ungheni — 34,422

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.