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

Map of the metropolitan areas of Romania (including the proposed ones)

  Main city

  Adjacent localities

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.

^*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.

Image gallery

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  Bucharest
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  Timișoara
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  Iași
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  Cluj-Napoca
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  Galați
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  Brașov
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  Ploiești
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  Oradea
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  Bacău
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  Craiova

References

See also

• List of cities in Romania