Drochia: facts

At a glance

• Country: Moldova
• Region: Drochia
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 16,080
• Coordinates: 48.0369° N, 27.8124° E
• Time zone: Europe/Chisinau (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Leu (MDL)
• Distance to the capital, Chisinau: 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Iaşi International Airport (IAS, Romania): 96 km (60 mi), straight line
• Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport (SCV, Romania): 116 km (72 mi), straight line
• Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC, Ukraine): 138 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zgurita: 18 km (11 mi)
• Lazo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Riscani: 21 km (13 mi)
• Vasileuti: 23 km (14 mi)
• Usurei: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Balti, 32 km (20 mi)