Moldova · Municipiul Chişinău · Chisinau
Ciocana, Chisinau — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Sectorul Ciocana is one of five sectors of Chişinău, capital of Moldova, and carries the name of the old village of Ciocana Nouă.
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Where to stay in Ciocana
Where you base yourself shapes the visit — here's the character of each area.
Chişinău books the rooms, Ciocana governs the ground. The sector reaches past the capital's own streets to take in the town of Vadul lui Vodă and the communes of Bubuieci, Budeşti, Coloniţa, Cruzeşti and Tohatin, which makes it an administrative unit before it is anything a traveller books. Hotels sit in the city.
A stay pinned to Ciocana works for business at a Vadul lui Vodă address or in the older Ciocana Nouă quarter.
Few places to stay in Ciocana — most visitors book in Chisinau nearby.
About Ciocana
What are the main landmarks in Ciocana?
Whatever Ciocana is known for, it is not monuments. Nothing in the record ties a museum, a church or a heritage building to the sector, so the names worth knowing are the ones it governs: the town of Vadul lui Vodă and the communes of Bubuieci, Budeşti, Coloniţa, Cruzeşti and Tohatin. The sights sit in Chişinău.
Ciocana Nouă, the village the sector was named for and absorbed by the capital in 1959, is the closest thing to a landmark it owns.
What is the history of Ciocana?
The sector is a modern creation. Its name comes from Ciocana Nouă, a village that stayed outside the city until 1959, when the borders of Chişinău were drawn to include it. Moldovans make up most of the sector.
A pretor appointed by the city administration runs Ciocana, one of five sectors under the capital, and its writ covers Vadul lui Vodă along with five communes besides.
Where is Ciocana?
One of five sectors of Chişinău, Ciocana also holds Vadul lui Vodă and the communes of Bubuieci, Budeşti, Coloniţa, Cruzeşti and Tohatin.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Ciocana?
Chişinău: a base under the capital's name instead of one of its five sectors.
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Updated September 2026