Rîbnița (in Romanian, pronounced [ˈrɨbnit͡sa], also spelled Râbnița; Russian: Рыбница, Rybnitsa; Ukrainian: Рибниця, Rybnytsia) is a city in Moldova. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbniţa is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the Dniester, and separated from the river by a concrete dam. The city is the seat of the Rîbnița sub-district.