Oradea metropolitan area
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Oradea metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
Metropolitan area | |
 Oradea skyline at night | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Bihor |
| Central Municipality | Oradea |
| Other localities | Biharia, Borş, Cetariu, Nojorid, Oșorhei, Paleu, Sânmartin, Sântandrei |
| Functional | 2005 |
| Population (2011 census[1]) | |
• Total | 235,462 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 41wxyz1 |
| Area code | +40 x592 |
| Website | http://www.zmo.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 | |
Oradea metropolitan area (Romanian: Zona Metropolitană Oradea or short ZMO) is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005.[2]
According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km2 (48 sq mi).[3] As of 2015[update], the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.[4]
Composition
[edit]The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 11 adjacent communes:
Population and ethnic structure
[edit]In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area was 235,462.[1]
The population structure[5] comprises:
- 70% Romanians
- 24% Hungarians
- 6% Roma and others
Membership
[edit]The Oradea metropolitan area is a member of the METREX EU network.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "About". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Urban Audit Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Zona Metropolitană Oradea: Raportul de activitate 2005–2006 Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "METREX - the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
External links
[edit]- Zona metropolitană Oradea - Prezentare multimedia
- [1]
- [2][permanent dead link]
- [3]
- Metropolitan Oradea Area - Osorhei
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110724042504/http://www.roeu.net/zona/oradea1en/