| Official Name: | Danube metropolitan area |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Settlement Type: | Metropolitan area |
| Established Title: | Functional |
| Established Date: | proposed |
| Area Total Km2: | 1702.17 |
| Population Total: | 441,801 |
| Population Density Km2: | 260 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Postal Code: | ??wxyz1 |
| Area Code: | + x??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 Danube metropolitan area[1] or Galați–Brăila metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project in Romania. It would be formed from the cities of Galați and Brăila, and 15 nearby communes from Galați, Brăila and Tulcea counties.[2] [3] Together they have a population of 441,801 people, of whom 372,537 live in the cities of Galați and Brăila (as of 2021).
As defined by Eurostat, the Galați functional urban area has a population of 322,501 residents, whilst the Brăila functional urban area has a population of 217,645 residents.[4]
If completed, it would represent one of the largest metropolitan areas in Romania. Several major infrastructure projects have been proposed, or are being actively built: the Brăila–Galați Expressway,[5] a bridge (the Brăila Bridge) across the Danube connecting Brăila and Galați counties to Tulcea County,[6] and a new airport in Braniștea-Schela area.[7]
The metropolitan area has a border checkpoint to Moldova and Ukraine. Galați is located 10km (10miles) from Giurgiulești and 20km (10miles) from Reni.
| Name | County | Population (2011 census) | Population (2021 census) | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galați | Galați | 249,432 | 217,851 | 246.40 | |
| Braniștea | Galați | 3,972 | 3,956 | 61.95 | |
| Foltești | Galați | 3,057 | 3,262 | 69.00 | |
| Frumușița | Galați | 4,800 | 5,067 | 101.00 | |
| Independența | Galați | 4,375 | 4,371 | 67.45 | |
| Scânteiești | Galați | 2,490 | 2,283 | 50.23 | |
| Schela | Galați | 3,690 | 3,509 | 44.20 | |
| Smârdan | Galați | 4,810 | 5,342 | 131.57 | |
| Șendreni | Galați | 3,641 | 5,065 | 47.34 | |
| Tulucești | Galați | 7,200 | 6,407 | 77.23 | |
| Vânători | Galați | 4,864 | 6,926 | 44.93 | |
| Brăila | Brăila | 180,302 | 154,686 | 77.9 | |
| Chiscani | Brăila | 5,340 | 6,151 | 299.40 | |
| Vădeni | Brăila | 4,127 | 3,700 | 160.44 | |
| Măcin | Tulcea | 8,245 | 7,248 | 44 | |
| I. C. Brătianu | Tulcea | 1,187 | 1,143 | 48.77 | |
| Jijila | Tulcea | 5,312 | 4,834 | 130.36 | |
| Total | - | 496,844 | 441,801 | 1702.17 |