Bucharest metropolitan area

The Bucharest Metropolitan Area (Romanian: Zona Metropolitană București) is a metropolitan area project formally established since 2016 that includes Bucharest, the capital city of Romania, and surrounding communes. If completed, it would have a population of about 2.3 million, only slightly larger than that of the city proper (1.9 million). It would also be a member of the METREX network.

Bucharest Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
Bucharest skyline
Bucharest (in red) and Ilfov county (in orange)
Country Romania
CountyIlfov, Călărași, Ialomița, Dâmbovița, Giurgiu
Largest cityBucharest
Component localities40 (first stage)
62 (intermediate stage)
Functional2016-2017
Area
(first stage)
  Total1,811 km2 (699 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total2,272,163 (first stage)
  Density1,254/km2 (3,250/sq mi)
GDP
  Metro€61.0 billion
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
0 S NNNN1
Area code+40 x12
WebsiteBMA official site
1S is the number of the Sector, and NNNN is used to differentiate between streets and/or subzones.
2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks.

According to Eurostat, Bucharest has a functional urban area of 2,412,530 residents (as of 2015).

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