Tiraspol

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Tiraspol Тираспол · Тирасполь
Municipality
City Hall, Church of the Nativity, Statue of Lenin, Stalinist Palace of Culture, Sheriff supermarket, city trolleybus, Suvorov Square
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Be glorious, our city!"
Tiraspol Location of Tiraspol in Transnistria Show map of Transnistria Tiraspol Tiraspol (Moldova) Show map of Moldova Tiraspol Tiraspol (Europe) Show map of Europe
Coordinates: 46°50′25″N 29°38′36″E / 46.84028°N 29.64333°E / 46.84028; 29.64333
Country (de jure)	Moldova
Country (de facto)	Transnistria[a]
Government
• Head of the State Administration of Tiraspol	Oleg Dovgopol[1]
Area
• Total	55.56 km2 (21.45 sq mi)
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	133,807
Area code	+ 373 533
Website	tirasadmin.gospmr.org

Tiraspol (Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол; Russian: Тирасполь, pronounced [tʲɪˈraspəlʲ])^[b] is the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of light industry, such as furniture and electrical goods production.

The modern city of Tiraspol was founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792, although the area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying ethnic groups.^[4] The city celebrates its anniversary every year on 14 October.^[5]

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