The 1989 Transnistrian census was organized by the authorities of the MSSR in the final days of its existence as a Soviet republic. It took place as part of the Soviet Census of 1989.
Census results
• Total population on the left bank of the Dniester river (minus Tighina): 546,400 • Total population in raions mostly on the left bank of the Dniester river (minus Tighina): 601,660 • (note that percentages below are given from the second figure) • Moldovans: 39.9% • Ukrainians: 28.3% • Russians: 25.5% • Others: 6.4% == See also ==