Iași metropolitan area explained

Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Iași
Subdivision Type2:Central Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Iași
Subdivision Type3:Other localities
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Settlement Type:Metropolitan area
Established Title:Functional
Established Date:2004
Area Total Km2:1,159
Population Total:423,154
Population Density Km2:366
Population As Of:2021 census
Coordinates:47.1622°N 27.5889°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:70wxyz
Area Code:+40 x32
Website:http://www.zmi.ro/

The Iași metropolitan area is a metropolitan association in Iași County, Romania. It consists of the municipality of Iași and 19 nearby communes.

Geography

With an area of 1159km2, the Iași metropolitan area occupies 21.2% of Iași County's total area of 5476km2.

History

Iași metropolitan area was constituted on 8 April 2004, to create a better business environment, to attract more consistent investments and to better coordinate environmental and infrastructure projects.

Demographics

Per the 2021 census, the Iași metropolitan area has 423,154 inhabitants, 55.6% of Iași County's total population of 760,774.[1]

As defined by Eurostat, with 500,668 residents, the Iași functional urban area is the second most populous in Romania (after Bucharest).[2]

Transportation

Iași is served by Iași International Airport.

Major roads in Iași are national roads DN24 and DN28, which are both part of European routes E58 and E583. CTP Iași offers transport services for the Iași Metropolitan Public Transport Association (Asociația Metropolitană de Transport Public Iași; AMTPI).[3]

Communities

Cities

Communes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 31 May 2023 . Population at 2021 Census . . Romanian.
  2. Web site: Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas . 7 October 2020 . Eurostat.
  3. Web site: Romanian . Transportul metropolitan IAȘI este funcțional! Vezi care sunt traseele și tarifele . infoiasionline.ro . 2023-01-03.