Bacău metropolitan area

The Bacău metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project that includes the urban area of Bacău. It includes the communes of Letea Veche, Buhoci, Luizi-Călugăra, Săucești, Hemeiuș, Gârleni, Racova, Mărgineni, Măgura and others, and would extend to the town of Buhuși.[2][3] If completed, the metropolitan would have an estimated population of 188,709 (as per 2011 census).

Bacău metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country Romania
CountyBacău
Central MunicipalityBacău
Functionalproposed
Area
 • Total700.47 km2 (270.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census[1])
 • Total188,709
 • Density269/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
60wxyz1
Area code+40 x342
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

According to Eurostat, in 2007 Bacău had a larger urban zone of 196,435 residents, on an area of 102 km2.[4] As of 2015, the Bacău functional urban area has a population of 224,745 residents.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Area Bacau". ADL Bacău. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12.
  3. ^ "Romania libera - stiri iesite din tipar - actualitate, investigatii, politica, cultura".
  4. ^ Urban Audit Archived May 31, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.