City in Moldova Chișinău City Flag Seal Chișinău Location of Chisinau in Moldova Show map of Moldova Chișinău Chișinău (Romania) Show map of Romania Chișinău Chișinău (Europe) Show map of Europe Coordinates: 47°01′22.3932″N 28°50′07.2060″Eufeff / ufeff47.022887000°N 28.835335000°Eufeff / 47.022887000; 28.835335000 Country Moldova First written mention 1436[1] Government •xa0Mayor Ruslan Codreanu (acting) Area [2] •xa0City 123xa0km2 (47xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 563.3xa0km2 (217.5xa0sqxa0mi) Elevation 85xa0m (279xa0ft) Population (2014 census)[3] •xa0City 532,513 •xa0Estimate (2017)[4] 685,900 •xa0Density 4,329/km2 (11,210/sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 820,500 [5] Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) •xa0Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST) Postal code MD-20xx Area code(s) +373-22 ISO 3166 code MD-CU GDP(nominal)[6] 2016 – Total $4 billion – Per capita $5,000 HDI (2017) 0.770[7] high Website www.chisinau.md a As the population of the Municipality of Chișinău (which comprises the city of Chișinău and 34 other suburban localities)[8]