Ploiești metropolitan area

Ploieşti metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project, launched in 2003.[2][3]

Ploieşti metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country Romania
County Prahova
Central MunicipalityPloieşti
FunctionalProposed
Area
  Total478 km2 (185 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census[1])
  Total276,279
  Density577/km2 (1,490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
??wxyz1
Area code(s)+ x??2
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

It will be formed from Ploieşti municipality and surrounding communities: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Bărcăneşti, Berceni, Blejoi, Brazi, Bucov, Păuleşti and Târgșoru Vechi.[4]

As defined by Eurostat, the Ploiești functional urban area has a population of 294,468 residents (as of 2015).[5]

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