Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area


Cluj metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Cluj County, which includes Cluj-Napoca and 19 communes nearby: Aiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonţida, Borșa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Floresti, Gilău, Gârbau, Jucu, Petreștii de Jos, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni. The total area of the metropolitan area is 1.603 square kilometers, that is 24% of the territory of Cluj County. The population of the 20 administrative u ites totals 418.153 people, of whom 324.576 live in Cluj-Napoca.

Population

According to the 2011 census, this is the population of each of the administrative units that comprise Cluj Metropolitan Area:
Administrative unitInhabitantsRomaniansHungariansRoma
Cluj-Napoca32457624900249425824
Florești22813175783258730
Apahida10685949340875
Baciu1031765803095325
Gilău83007141706109
Bonțida48563613765297
Săvădisla43921975226460
Jucu4270360850121
Cojocna41942826689387
Feleacu392329328914
Chinteni3065237053910
Gârbău24401248107549
Sânpaul2382197222261
Căianu23551431852-
Tureni227816335625
Borșa1600143110718
Ciurila1594150018*
Vultureni1516127316536
Petreștii de Jos1512144634
Aiton1085918118-
Total418153319970654633215

History

The Cluj Metropolitan Area was legally established as an inter-community development association, in the autumn of 2008, having as founders the municipality of Cluj-Napoca, the Cluj County Council and 17 communes in the vicinity of Cluj. In 2009, the commune of Sânpaul joined the metropolitan area, and in 2016, the commune of Săvădisla.

Objectives

The objectives pursued by the Cluj Metropolitan Area Intercommunity Development Association are:
Cluj Metropolitan Area, as a leader or partner, has carried out or runs a number of projects with EU funding or from EEA and Norwegian Grants. They include: