Iași metropolitan area
Iași Metropolitan Area | |
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Metropolitan area | |
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| Coordinates: 47°9′44″N 27°35′20″E / 47.16222°N 27.58889°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Template:RO-IS |
| Central Municipality | Iași |
| Functional | 2004 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 808 km2 (312 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census[1]) | |
| • Total | 382,484 |
| • Estimate (2015)[2] | 474,035 |
| • Density | 473/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 70wxyz1 |
| Area code | +40 x322 |
| Website | http://www.zmi.ro/ |
| 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 Iași Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan association in Iași County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Iași and 13 nearby communes.
It has a total surface of 808 km² (14.75%) of the 5,476 km² that the county has, and a population of 382,484 inhabitants (49.5%) out of the 772,348 in the county (as per 2011 census).[1]
As defined by Eurostat, with 474,035 residents (as of 2015[update]), the Iași functional urban area is the second most populous in Romania (after Bucharest).[2]
History
Iași metropolitan area was constituted on 8 April 2004, to create a better business environment, to attract more consistent investments and to better coordinate environmental and infrastructure projects.
Communities
Cities
Communes
Transportation
Major airport
| Airport | IATA code | ICAO code |
|---|---|---|
| Iași International Airport | IAS | LRIA |
Major roads
- National roads DN24 and DN28 (both part of European routes E58 and E583)
References
- ^ a b "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
External links
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