Anenii Noi is a city in east-central Moldova, the seat of Anenii Noi District. It is located 36 km (22 mi) SE of the capital Chişinău.
According to the 2004 census, the city administers an area inhabited by 11,463 people. This area consists of the city itself, population 8,358, and five suburb villages: Albiniţa, population 370, Beriozchi, population 647, Hîrbovăţul Nou, population 484, Ruseni, population 1,090, and Socoleni, population 514. Of these, 6,324 are Moldovans (Romanians), 2,721 Ukrainians, 1,923 Russians, 68 Gagauzians, 178 Bulgarians, 7 Jews, 11 Poles, 46 Gypsies, and 185 others/undeclared. At the 1930 census, there were two localities: Anenii Noi, population 661 (558 Bessarabian Germans, 30 Russians, 19 Romanians, and 4 Poles), and Anenii Vechi, population 990 (891 Russians, 74 Romanians, 19 Germans, 4 Jews, and 2 Bulgarians) in Plasa Bulboaca of Tighina County.
There are two restaurants and a few factories in Anenii Noi. Transportation is available to Anenii Noi every half hour from Chişinău.