Drochia (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdroki.ja]) is a city in the northern part of Moldova.

The name of the city comes from a local type of bird, called dropie (English: great bustard).

A document dating from 1847 notes that a small grape-processing plant, the town's first industrial enterprise, had been built.

More intensive industrial development emerged after the railway first came through at the end of the 19th century.

At the 1930 census, the locality (then a village) was known as Drochia-Gară (literally Drochia Station), and had a population of only 595.