Oradea metropolitan area

Oradea metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Oradea skyline at night
Oradea skyline at night
Country Romania
CountyBihor
Central MunicipalityOradea
Other localitiesBiharia, Borş, Cetariu, Nojorid, Oșorhei, Paleu, Sânmartin, Sântandrei
Functional2005
Population
 (2011 census[1])
 • Total235,462
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
41wxyz1
Area code+40 x592
Websitehttp://www.zmo.ro/
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

Oradea metropolitan area (Romanian: Zona Metropolitană Oradea or short ZMO) is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005.[2]

According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km2 (48 sq mi).[3] As of 2015, the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.[4]

Oradea from a nearby hill
  1. ^ "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  3. ^ Urban Audit Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.