Brașov metropolitan area explained

Official Name:	Brașov metropolitan area
Subdivision Type4:	Other localities
Utc Offset:	+2
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Settlement Type:	Metropolitan area
Established Title:	Functional
Established Date:	2007
Area Total Km2:	1368.58
Population Total:	371,802
Population Density Km2:	272
Population As Of:	2021 census
Coordinates:	45.6667°N 62°W
Postal Code:	50wxyz^1
Area Code:	+40 x68^2
Footnotes:	^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

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^[1] 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.^[2] The total area is 1,368.5 km².

As defined by Eurostat, the Brașov functional urban area has a population of 398,953 residents .^[3]

Localities

• Municipalities: Brașov, Codlea, Săcele
• Cities: Ghimbav, Predeal, Râșnov
• Communes: Cristian, Sânpetru, Hălchiu, Tărlungeni, Prejmer, Bod, and Hărman

Statistics

Name	Population (2002 census)	Population (2007 estimation)	Population (2011 census)^[4]	Area (km^2)	Density (pop/km^2)
	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

External links

• Web site: City Partner Profile – Săcele, Romania. urbact.eu. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718023721/http://urbact.eu/fileadmin/damwithcat/net_topic/BASELINE%20-%20Sacele.pdf. August 7, 2020. 2011-07-18.
• Web site: Metropola Brașov va avea 600 de mii de locuitori. ro. 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080817095544/http://www.adevarul.ro/articole/mega-bucu-restiul-poate-aparea-din-2009/365322 . Adevărul. 2008-08-17 .
2. Web site: Population at 2021 Census . 31 May 2023 . . Romanian .
3. Web site: Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas . 29 October 2017 . Eurostat.
4. Web site: Population at 20 October 2011 . 5 July 2013 . 6 July 2013 . INSSE . Romanian .