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″E﻿ / ﻿47.022887000°N 28.835335000°E﻿ / 47.022887000; 28.835335000 Country Moldova First written mention 1436[1] Government • Mayor Ruslan Codreanu (acting) Area [2] • City 123 km2 (47 sq mi) • Metro 563.3 km2 (217.5 sq mi) Elevation 85 m (279 ft) Population (2014 census)[3] • City 532,513 • Estimate (2017)[4] 685,900 • Density 4,329/km2 (11,210/sq mi) • Metro 820,500 [5] Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (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]