Oradea metropolitan area
Oradea metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crişana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005.
According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km2., the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.Composition
The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 8 adjacent communes:
- Biharia
- Borş
- Cetariu
- Nojorid
- Oșorhei
- Paleu
- Sânmartin
- Sântandrei
- Girișu de Criș
- Toboliu.
Population and ethnic structure
In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area was 235,462.
The population structure comprises:
Oradea metropolitan area is a member of the METREX EU network.