Braşov metropolitan area

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Braşov metropolitan area
Coordinates: 45°40′N 25°37′E / 45.667°N 25.617°E / 45.667; 25.617
Country	Romania
County	Braşov
Central Municipality	Braşov
Other cities	Codlea, Săcele, Ghimbav, Predeal, Râşnov
Other localities	Cristian, Sânpetru, Hălchiu, Tărlungeni, Prejmer, Bod, Hărman
Functional	2007
Area
- Metropolitan area	1,368.58 km2 (528.4 sq mi)
Population
- Density	293.75/km2 (760.8/sq mi)
- Metro	402,041
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	500wxyz1
Area code(s)	+ x682
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
Website	http://www.addbrasov.ro/index.html

Braşov metropolitan area is a region in Braşov County, Romania, that includes the municipality of Braşov and 12 other nearby communities. It was constituted in 2007^[1] with the aim of creating business opportunities, building and administering of living spaces and recreational areas, to attract more consistent investment, and to coordinate better environment and infrastructure projects. As of 2009, the area has a population of 402,041^[2]. The total area is 1,368.5 km².

[edit] Localities

• Municipalities: Braşov, Codlea, Săcele
• Cities: Ghimbav, Predeal, Râşnov
• Communes: Cristian, Sânpetru, Hălchiu, Tărlungeni, Prejmer, Bod and Hărman

[edit] Statistics

Name	Population (2002)	Population (2007)	Population (2008)	Area (km²)	Density (pop/km²)
Braşov	283,901	277,945	279,728	267.32	1,204
Codlea	24,256	24,550	24,643	132.79	182
Săcele	30,044	31,796	31,998	320	93
Ghimbav	5,100	5,357	5,368	28.08	181.62
Predeal	5,625	5,174	5,152	58.4	96.14
Râşnov	15,436	16,055	16,155	164.36	94
Cristian	3,952	4,300	4,340	27.73	142.51
Sânpetru	3,401	3,759	3,868	30.74	110.63
Hălchiu	4,072	4,560	4,641	56.67	71.85
Tărlungeni	7,413	7,996	8,103	135.66	54.65
Prejmer	8,323	8,876	8,975	60.48	137.61
Hărman	4,437	4,775	4,831	52.79	84.05
Bod	3,942	4,173	4,214	33.56	117.46
Total	399,902	399,316	402,016	1,368.58	293.75

[edit] References

• http://www.monitorulexpres.ro/?mod=monitorulexpres&a=citeste&p=actualitate&s_id=50655
• http://www.judbrasov.ro/public/index.php?level0=cj&level1=actual_publicatii&level2=12
• http://www.bzb.ro/index.php?page_name=stire_detalii&id_stire=35816
• http://www.addbrasov.ro/index.html

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