Craiova metropolitan area

Craiova metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country Romania
CountyDolj
Central MunicipalityCraiova
Other citiesFiliași, Segarcea
Other localitiesAlmăj, Brădești, Breasta, Bucovăț, Calopăr, Cârcea, Coșoveni, Coțofenii din Față, Ghercești, Ișalnița, Malu Mare, Mischii, Murgași, Pielești, Predești, Șimnicu de Sus, Teasc, Terpezița, Țuglui, Vârvoru de Jos, Vela
Functional2009
Area
 • Total1,498.6 km2 (578.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total356,544
 • Density238/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
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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

Craiova metropolitan area is a metropolitan area, founded on 11 February 2009, and formed by Craiova and other 23 other nearby communities. The population of this area is 356,544.[1]

As defined by Eurostat, the Craiova functional urban area has a population of 325,499 residents (as of 2015).[2]

  1. ^ "Date generale << Metropola Craiova" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  2. ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex – functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.