Bacău metropolitan area

Bacău metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country  Romania
County Bacău
Central Municipality Bacău
Functional proposed
Area
 • Total 700.47 km2 (270.45 sq mi)
Population (2011 census[1])
 • Total 188,709
 • Density 269/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code 60wxyz1
Area code(s) +40 x342
1w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks

The Bacău metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project that includes the urban area of Bacău and it would extend to Buhuși. It includes the communes of Letea Veche, Buhoci, Luizi-Călugăra, Săucești, Hemeiuș, Gârleni, Racova, Mărgineni, Măgura and others.[2][3] If completed, the metropolitan would have an estimated population of 188,709 (as per 2011 census).

According to Eurostat, in 2007 Bacău had a larger urban zone of 196,435 residents, on an area of 102 km2.[4] As of 2015, the Bacău functional urban area has a population of 224,745 residents.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Metropolitan Area Bacau". ADL Bacău. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12.
  3. ↑ http://www.romanialibera.ro/index.php?page=13&aid=12166
  4. ↑ Urban Audit Archived May 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.


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