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Ploiești metropolitan area

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Ploieşti metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country Romania
CountyPrahova
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+ 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

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

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Ziarul PRAHOVA, 22".
  3. ^ "Ploiestiul isi pregateste o zona metropolitana". www.adevarul.ro. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ http://www.ploiesti.ro/patico.pdf Ploieşti metropolitan area - Project case study
  5. ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.