Metropolitan areas in Romania
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There are 10 metropolitan areas in Romania that have been constituted as of 2013.
Legislative status
The current legislation in Romania regulates the status of the 265 cities according to their population and regional importance:
- Rank 0 – Bucharest, the capital of Romania - municipality of European importance
- Rank I – municipality of national importance, with regional role and potential influence at European level
- Rank II – municipality of national, regional or county-level importance, or with equilibrium role in the network of cities
- Rank III – cities
Legislation also restricts the possibility to engage into a metropolitan area project to only those cities that are of rank 0 or I.[1] Here is a list of the municipalities that as of 2007 can for metropolitan areas around them with approximate populations.[2] Only three zones have been officially constituted by the end of 2007: Oradea, Iasi and Constanta.[3] At least 9 others are at the level of project.
Constituted metropolitan zones
Name | Population (2011[4]) | Area | Density | Established | Notes |
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Constanța Metropolitan Area | 425,916 | 1,013.5 km² | 420/km² | December 2007 | [5][6] |
Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan Area | 411,379 | 1,537.54 km² | 268/km² | 2008 | [7] (since)[8] |
Iași Metropolitan Area | 382,484 | 832 km² | 473/km² | 8 April 2004 | [9] |
Brașov Metropolitan Area | 369,896 | 1,368.58 km² | 270/km² | 2007 | includes Codlea, Săcele, Ghimbav, Predeal, and Râşnov[10] |
Craiova Metropolitan Area | 356,544 | 1498.62 km² | 238/km² | 11 February 2009 | [11] |
Oradea Metropolitan Area | 235,462 | 773 km² | 305/km² | 9 May 2005 | [12] |
Satu Mare Metropolitan Area | 233,306 | 2,251.09 km² | 104/km² | 2013 | includes 3 cities and 22 communes |
Baia Mare Metropolitan Area | 215,932 | 1,395.38 km² | 154/km² | 2006 | 19 localities |
Târgu Mureș metropolitan area | 209,532 | 656.29 km² | 315/km² | 2005 | [13] |
Piatra Neamț Metropolitan Area[14] | 133,249 | - | - | 2013 | 2 cities and 7 communes[15] |
Planned metropolitan zones
- Bucharest metropolitan area[16] – As of 2011, it has a population of about 2.2 million and is only slightly larger than the city proper. There are plans to greatly enlarge the metropolitan area all the way to the Danube. A possible name would be Greater Bucharest.[17] Currently, the project advances slowly.[18]
- Timișoara metropolitan area[19][20] – In 2016, the population of the metropolitan area was estimated at 466,734 with a total area of 2439,19 km².
- Danube metropolitan area[21] – It is formed by the cities of Galaţi and Brăila and is estimated to have a population of about 500,000.
- Bacău metropolitan area[22][23] – It includes the urban area of Bacău and other surrounding localities, with a total population of around 200,000.
- Ploiești metropolitan area[24] – It is made up of the urban area of Ploieşti and other surrounding localities. It has a population of more than 300,000.
- Suceava–Botoșani conurbation[25] – It includes the metropolitan areas of Suceava and Botoșani, with a total population of over 250,000 inhabitants.
Name | Population (2011) | Area | Density |
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Bucharest Metropolitan Area | 2,272,163 | 1,811 km² | 1,254/km² |
Galați-Brăila Metropolitan Area | 496,844 | 1,702.17 km² | 292/km² |
Timișoara Metropolitan Area* | 466,734 | 2,439.19 km² | 192/km² |
Ploiești Metropolitan Area | 276,279 | 478 km² | 577/km² |
Bacău Metropolitan Area | 216,649 | 848.32 km² | 255/km² |
Pitești Metropolitan Area[14] | 215,700 | - | - |
Arad Metropolitan Area[14]* | 206,536 | - | - |
Botoșani Metropolitan Area[14]** | 145,961 | - | - |
Suceava Metropolitan Area[14]** | 143,713 | - | - |
Râmnicu Vâlcea Metropolitan Area[14] | 136,787 | - | - |
Deva-Hunedoara (Corvina) Conurbation | n/a | - | - |
*Timișoara and Arad intend to form the Arad–Timișoara Conurbation.[26] **Suceava and Botoșani might form a conurbation
Functional Urban Areas
In the EU, as defined by Eurostat, a functional urban area (FUA) - formerly known as larger urban zone (LUZ) - consists of a city and its commuting zone.
Rank | Name | County | Development region | FUA Population (2015) |
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1 | Bucharest | - | Bucharest-Ilfov | 2,412,530 |
2 | Iași | Iași | Nord-Est | 474,035 |
3 | Constanța | Constanța | Sud-Est | 420,241 |
4 | Brașov | Brașov | Centru | 398,953 |
5 | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj | Nord-Vest | 379,733 |
6 | Timișoara | Timiș | Vest | 359,433 |
7 | Craiova | Dolj | Sud-Vest | 325,499 |
8 | Galați | Galați | Sud-Est | 322,501 |
9 | Ploiești | Prahova | Sud | 294,468 |
10 | Oradea | Bihor | Nord-Vest | 239,390 |
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References
- ↑ (in Romanian)
- ↑ (in Romanian) "Map of Romanian cities that can have metropolitan areas - in maroon"
- ↑ "Zona Metropolitană, viitorul dezvoltării urbane: Informaţia de Mureş". Archived from the original on 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ↑ INS INS 1.01.2009(in Romanian) Archived July 26, 2009, at WebCite
- ↑ Zona Metropolitana Constanta
- ↑ "Constanța Metropolitan Area, officially in December", Telegraf Online Constanța
- ↑ Zona Metropolitana Urbana si Strategii de Dezvoltare a Zonei Metropolitane Cluj-Napoca
- ↑ "Zona Metropolitana Urbana" (in Romanian). CJ Cluj. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ↑ Zona Metropolitana Iasi
- ↑ Microsoft Word - Strategie_zona_metropolitana.doc Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Eroare > EVZ.ro
- ↑ Zona Metropolitana Oradea
- ↑ Târgu Mureș metropolitan area official site
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Population at 1 January 2015". Eurostat. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ↑
- ↑ Proiect - Zona metropolitana Bucuresti
- ↑ (in Romanian) Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti ar urma sa se intinda pana la Dunare
- ↑ NewsReport - Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti, un proiect fara strategii si planuri concrete, uitat la sertar Archived 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Zona Metropolitană Timişoara | Primaria Timisoara | Secţiuni | Proiecte importante ale municipalitatii
- ↑ Util: Primaria Municipiului Timisoara lanseaza o dezbatere privind Zona Metropolitana
- ↑ Zona metropolitana Galati-Braila va avea un statut de functionare peste trei saptamani - Stiri din Real-Estate pe Wall-Street
- ↑ ADL BACAU - Totul despre Zona metropolitana Bacau Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Conducere pentru ZONA METROPOLITANĂ BACĂU « Ziarul Observator de Bacau
- ↑ Administratia locala - Zona metropolitana Ploiesti prinde contur Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Victor Cozmei (20 September 2013). "Suceava și Botoșaniul vor să se unească într-un pol de dezvoltare care să rivalizeze cu Iașiul: tren de mare viteză, stadion în comun, drum expres și dezvoltarea aeroportului". HotNews.ro.
- ↑ "Studiu de potențial privind dezvoltarea la nivelul municipiilor Timișoara și Arad" (PDF). ADR Vest (in Romanian).