The Brașov metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Brașov County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Brașov and 12 other nearby communities. It was constituted in 2007[2] with the aim of creating business opportunities, building and administering of living spaces and recreational areas, to attract more consistent investment, and to coordinate better environment and infrastructure projects. As of 2021, the metropolitan area has a population of 371,802, of whom 237,589 live in Brașov.[1] The total area is 1,368.5 km2.
Brașov metropolitan area | |
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Metropolitan area | |
 Șchei seen from Tâmpa Mountain | |
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| Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Brașov |
| Central Municipality | Brașov |
| Other cities | Codlea, Săcele, Ghimbav, Predeal, Râșnov |
| Other localities | Cristian, Sânpetru, Hălchiu, Tărlungeni, Prejmer, Bod, Hărman |
| Functional | 2007 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,368.58 km2 (528.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 371,802 |
| • Density | 272/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 50wxyz1 |
| Area code | +40 x682 |
| Website | www |
| 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 | |
As defined by Eurostat, the Brașov functional urban area has a population of 398,953 residents (as of 2015[update]).[3]
Localities
editStatistics
edit| Population census | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2002 | 2011 | 2021 |
| Pop. | 399,902 | 369,896 | 371,802 |
| ±% | — | −7.5% | +0.5% |
| Source: [1][4] | |||
| Name | Population (2002 census) | Population (2007 estimation) | Population (2011 census)[5] | Area (km2) | Density (pop/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brașov | 283,901 | 277,945 | 253,200 | 267.32 | 1,204 |
| Codlea | 24,256 | 24,550 | 21,708 | 132.79 | 182 |
| Săcele | 30,044 | 31,796 | 30,798 | 320 | 93 |
| Ghimbav | 5,100 | 5,357 | 4,698 | 28.08 | 181.62 |
| Predeal | 5,625 | 5,174 | 4,755 | 58.4 | 96.14 |
| Râșnov | 15,436 | 16,055 | 15,022 | 164.36 | 94 |
| Cristian | 3,952 | 4,300 | 4,490 | 27.73 | 142.51 |
| Sânpetru | 3,401 | 3,759 | 4,819 | 30.74 | 110.63 |
| Hălchiu | 4,072 | 4,560 | 4,218 | 56.67 | 71.85 |
| Tărlungeni | 7,413 | 7,996 | 8,320 | 135.66 | 54.65 |
| Prejmer | 8,323 | 8,876 | 8,472 | 60.48 | 137.61 |
| Hărman | 4,437 | 4,775 | 5,402 | 52.79 | 84.05 |
| Bod | 3,942 | 4,173 | 3,994 | 33.56 | 117.46 |
| Total | 399,902 | 399,316 | 369,896 | 1,368.58 | 270 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Population at 2021 Census" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Adevărul. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- "City Partner Profile – Săcele, Romania" (PDF). urbact.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- "Metropola Brașov va avea 600 de mii de locuitori" (in Romanian). Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071018062913/http://judbrasov.ro/public/index.php?level0=cj
- http://www.bzb.ro/index.php?page_name=stire_detalii&id_stire=35816
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