The issue of territorial-administrative reorganization of the Republic of Moldova was extensively discussed since its independence. Various existing models of  administrative-territorial organization in Europe have been bested in order to relate to the realities and needs of Moldova. In the context of public administration reform, when the current system of administrative-territorial organization proves to be ineffective, the aspect such as rethinking of the administrative-territorial structure of the Republic of Moldova are increasingly brought into discussion, especially when the issue of effective administrative decentralization process is addressed.