Straseni Municipality is the administrative center of Straseni District situated in the central region ofthe Republic of Moldova at 28 km proximity to capital city Chisinau. Straseni municipality has a population of 20.8 thousand inhabitants. Straseni District consists of 39 localities, including 2 cities, with the total population of 92.4 thousand inhabitants. Main branches of the district’s economy are agriculture and manufacturing. The agro-industrial sector is represented by areas such as wine-making, poultry and fish farming, fruit and vegetables growing, etc. The different types of manufacturing that predominate are: furniture and apparel production, industrial refrigerators and electrical cables production.