Autonomous territorial unit

An autonomous territorial unit (ATU; Romanian: Unitate teritorială autonomă, UTA) is an administrative division of Moldova. Originally, Gagauzia was the only such unit.[1] In 2005, Moldovan law also recognized the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester.[2] De facto, the latter is a self-proclaimed state operating outside the jurisdiction of the Moldovan government as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR, commonly known as Transnistria).

This article is about the territory in Moldova. For autonomous regions worldwide, see Autonomous administrative division.

References
  1. Central Intelligence Agency (2009). CIA World Factbook 2010. Skyhorse Publishing. p. 455. ISBN 978-1-60239-727-9.
  2. Law № 173 from 22.07.2005 "About main notes about special legal status of settlements of left bank of Dnestr (Transnistria)" - Article 3: in Romanian; in Russian.


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