Craiova metropolitan area is a metropolitan area, founded on 11 February 2009, and formed by Craiova and other 23 other nearby communities. The population of this area is 356,544.[1]
Craiova metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
Metropolitan area | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Dolj |
| Central Municipality | Craiova |
| Other cities | Filiași, Segarcea |
| Other localities | Almăj, Brădești, Breasta, Bucovăț, Calopăr, Cârcea, Coșoveni, Coțofenii din Față, Ghercești, Ișalnița, Malu Mare, Mischii, Murgași, Pielești, Predești, Șimnicu de Sus, Teasc, Terpezița, Țuglui, Vârvoru de Jos, Vela |
| Functional | 2009 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,498.6 km2 (578.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 356,544 |
| • Density | 238/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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 | |
As defined by Eurostat, the Craiova functional urban area has a population of 325,499 residents (as of 2015[update]).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Date generale << Metropola Craiova" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
- ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex – functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.