Metropolitan areas in Romania
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There are 10 metropolitan areas in Romania that have been constituted or are planned to be constituted in the near future.
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Legislative status [edit]
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 [edit]
- Iaşi metropolitan area[4] (since 8 April 2004) – Today it has a population of 400,347[5] and 832 km².
- Oradea metropolitan area (since 9 May 2005)[6] – It had a population of 258,800 in 2008 being the largest urban area in the Crișana historical region, surpassing the city of Debrecen.
- Târgu Mureș metropolitan area (since 2005)[7] – It has a total population of 212,752.
- Baia Mare metropolitan area (since 2006) – It includes 19 localities and has a population of 237,348 inhabitants.
- Constanţa metropolitan area[8] (since December 2007) – It hosts 70% of the county population, 446,595 inhabitants,[5] on an area totaling 33% of the administrative territory of Constanța.[9]
- Braşov metropolitan area[10] (since 2007) – Now has a population of 402,041.[5] It includes the cities of Codlea, Săcele, Ghimbav and Râşnov.
- Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area[11] (since 2008)[12] – In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area was estimated at 392,562, with a total area of 1,626 km².
- Craiova metropolitan area[13] (since 11 February 2009) – It has a population of 333,834.[5]
- Satu Mare metropolitan area (since 2013) – In 2013, the population of the metropolitan area was estimated at 243,600, with a total area of 1,988 km². It includes 3 cities and 22 communes.
Metropolitan zones in project [edit]
- Bucharest Metropolitan Area[14] – Today 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.[15] Currently, the project advances slowly.[16]
- Timişoara metropolitan area[17][18] – As of July 2006, it has a population of 387,885.[5]
- Cantemir metropolitan area[19] – It is formed by the cities of Galaţi and Brăila and is estimated to have a population of about 450,000. From the establishment, it will be the second largest conurbation in Romania.
- Bacău metropolitan area[20][21] – It includes the urban area of Bacău and other surrounding localities, with a total population of around 200,000.
- Ploieşti metropolitan area[22] – It is made up of the urban area of Ploieşti and other surrounding localities. It has a population of more than 300,000.
Other possible projects [edit]
There are some urban areas which could develop their own metropolitan areas in the future:
- Cities with population over 150,000: Arad, Piteşti (Pitești - Mioveni), Sibiu (Sibiu - Cisnădie).
- Cities with population between 100,000 and 150,000: Baia Mare, Buzău, Botoşani,[23] Râmnicu Vâlcea, Suceava,[24] Piatra Neamţ, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Focşani, Târgu Jiu (Târgu Jiu - Rovinari population of about 120,000)
Other seemingly possible urban agglomerations:
- Deva–Hunedoara–Călan–Simeria[25] (population over 180,000) (proposed name: Corvina)
- Valea Jiului (Petroşani, Petrila, Vulcan, Uricani, Lupeni; population of about 170,000)
- Trotuş (Oneşti, Moineşti, Comăneşti, Dărmăneşti, Târgu Ocna, Bălan and the communes between them; population about 170,000).
- Alba Iulia-Sebeş (Sebeș, Alba Iulia and Vinţu de Jos; population of about 100,000)
- Turda-Câmpia Turzii (Turda and Câmpia Turzii; population of about 85,000)
- Roman metropolitan area (city of Roman and the surrounding communes in Eastern Neamţ County; population of about 150,000)
- Valea Prahovei-Valea Timișului (from Brașov) (Câmpina, Breaza, Comarnic, Sinaia, Buşteni, Azuga, Posada, Predeal; population of about 130,000)
- Mediaș (Mediaş, Copşa Mică and several communities from Northern Sibiu County; population of about 100,000)
- Reşiţa - Bocşa population of about 110,000
Municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants [edit]
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Largest cities or towns of Romania 2011 Census[26] |
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| Rank | City name | County | Pop. | Rank | City name | County | Pop. | ||
 Bucharest |
1 | Bucharest | Bucharest | 1,677,985 | 11 | Brăila | Brăila | 168,389 |  Timișoara |
| 2 | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj | 309,136 | 12 | Pitești | Argeș | 148,264 | ||
| 3 | Timișoara | Timiș | 303,708 | 13 | Arad | Arad | 147,992 | ||
| 4 | Iași | Iași | 263,410 | 14 | Sibiu | Sibiu | 137,026 | ||
| 5 | Constanța | Constanța | 254,693 | 15 | Bacău | Bacău | 133,460 | ||
| 6 | Craiova | Dolj | 243,765 | 16 | Târgu Mureș | Mureș | 127,849 | ||
| 7 | Galați | Galați | 231,204 | 17 | Baia Mare | Maramureș | 114,925 | ||
| 8 | Brașov | Brașov | 227,961 | 18 | Buzău | Buzău | 108,384 | ||
| 9 | Ploiești | Prahova | 197,542 | 19 | Botoșani | Botoșani | 100,899 | ||
| 10 | Oradea | Bihor | 183,123 | 20 | Satu Mare | Satu Mare | 94,948 | ||
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References [edit]
- ^ (Romanian)[1][dead link]
- ^ (Romanian) "Map of Romanian cities that can have metropolitan areas - in maroon"
- ^ Zona Metropolitană, viitorul dezvoltării urbane: Informaţia de Mureş
- ^ Zona Metropolitana Iasi
- ^ a b c d e INS INS 1.01.2009(Romanian) Archived 26 July 2009 at WebCite
- ^ Zona Metropolitana Oradea
- ^ Târgu Mureș metropolitan area official site
- ^ Zona Metropolitana Constanta
- ^ "Constanța Metropolitan Area, officially in December", Telegraf Online Constanța
- ^ Microsoft Word - Strategie_zona_metropolitana.doc[dead link]
- ^ Zona Metropolitana Urbana si Strategii de Dezvoltare a Zonei Metropolitane Cluj-Napoca
- ^ "Zona Metropolitana Urbana" (in Romanian). CJ Cluj. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ^ Eroare > EVZ.ro
- ^ Proiect - Zona metropolitana Bucuresti
- ^ (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
- ^ 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
- ^ Conducere pentru ZONA METROPOLITANĂ BACĂU « Ziarul Observator de Bacau
- ^ Administratia locala - Zona metropolitana Ploiesti prinde contur
- ^ Evenimentul :: Botosaniul are nevoie de o zona metropolitana
- ^ Primaria municipiului Suceava - Zona metropolitana, un vis spulberat pentru Suceava
- ^ Stiri | Stiri Online | Stiri Video | Stiri Mobil | Sport | Politica
- ^ "HARTA INTERACTIVA Cum s-a schimbat ierarhia marilor orase din tara. Au mai ramas doar doua orase de provincie cu populatia de peste 300.000 de locuitori" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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