Ploiești metropolitan area
Ploieşti metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
Metropolitan area | |
 | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Prahova |
| Central Municipality | Ploieşti |
| Functional | Proposed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 478 km2 (185 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census[1]) | |
| • Total | 276,279 |
| • Density | 577/km2 (1,490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | ??wxyz1 |
| Area code | + x??2 |
| 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 | |
Ploieşti metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project, launched in 2003.[2][3]
It will be formed from Ploieşti municipality and surrounding communities: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Bărcăneşti, Berceni, Blejoi, Brazi, Bucov, Păuleşti and Târgșoru Vechi.[4]
As defined by Eurostat, the Ploiești functional urban area has a population of 294,468 residents (as of 2015[update]).[5]
References
- ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Ziarul PRAHOVA, 22".
- ^ "Ploiestiul isi pregateste o zona metropolitana". www.adevarul.ro. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ http://www.ploiesti.ro/patico.pdf Ploieşti metropolitan area - Project case study
- ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.