The City of Cimișlia is the administrative centre of Cimișlia District in the southern part of the Republic of Moldova. The City is located at 70 km from the capital city Chișinău. Cimișlia lies at the intersection of several of the country's more important roads connecting the Commonwealth of Independent States and the European Union, which Moldova signed free trade agreements with. The City of Cimișlia has a population of 14.3 thousand inhabitants.