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Oradea metropolitan area

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Oradea metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Oradea skyline at night
Oradea skyline at night
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Country Romania
CountyBihor
Central MunicipalityOradea
Other localitiesBiharia, Borş, Cetariu, Nojorid, Oșorhei, Paleu, Sânmartin, Sântandrei
Functional2005
Population
 (2011 census[1])
 • Total235,462
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
41wxyz1
Area code+40 x592
Websitehttp://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, the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.[4]

Oradea from a nearby hill

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:

Membership[edit]

The Oradea metropolitan area is a member of the METREX EU network.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  3. ^ Urban Audit Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ Zona Metropolitană Oradea: Raportul de activitate 2005–2006 Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "METREX - the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2009-08-08.

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