Central Development Region

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Central Development Region

| native_name = {{native name|ro|Regiunea de Dezvoltare Centru}}

| settlement_type = Development Region

| image_map = Regiunea de Dezvoltare Centru RM.svg

| map_caption = Location of the Center Development Region

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{MDA}}

| subdivision_type3 = Capital city

| subdivision_name3 =

| area_total_km2 = 10636

| area_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2013

| population_total = 1060750

| population_footnotes = {{citation|title=STATISTICA TERITORIALĂ|url=http://www.statistica.md/public/files/publicatii_electronice/Statistica_teritoriala/Statistica_teritoriala_2013.pdf |website=statistica.md}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = GDP

| demographics1_footnotes = {{citation|title=Regional Gross Domestic Product, thousand lei by Economic activities, Development regions and Years|url=https://statbank.statistica.md/PxWeb/pxweb/en/40%20Statistica%20economica/40%20Statistica%20economica__13%20CNT__CNT270/CNT270100reg.px/table/tableViewLayout2/?rxid=b2ff27d7-0b96-43c9-934b-42e1a2a9a774|website=statbank.statistica.md}}

| demographics1_title1 = Total

| demographics1_info1 = leu 36.390 billion
(€1.7 billion) (3rd)

| demographics1_title2 = Per capita

| demographics1_info2 = leu 34,300
(€1,600)

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The Central Development Region (abbreviated DRC) of the Republic of Moldova includes 13 districts: Anenii Noi, Călăraşi, Criuleni, Dubăsari, Hîncești, Ialoveni, Nisporeni, Orhei, Rezina, Străseni, Șoldănești, Telenești and Ungheni. DRC includes 354 administrative-territorial units: 14 cities and 340 villages (municipalities). The largest city in the region is Ungheni, with a population of 38,100 inhabitants, followed by Orhei – 33,500 inhabitants and Străseni – 21,200 inhabitants. The total number of localities in the region is about 35.6% of the total number of localities in the country, the share of cities being about 23%. In the Center Development Region, most of the urban localities are in the area of direct influence of the Municipality of Chisinau, with a radius of influence of 50-60km, with the exception of the cities of Ungheni, Telenești, Șoldănești, Rezina, which are at distances of 100–130 km .