Metropolitan areas in Romania
There are 10 metropolitan areas in Romania that have been constituted as of 2013.
Legislative status
The current legislation in Romania regulates the status of the 265 cities according to their population and regional importance:- Rank 0 – Bucharest, the capital of Romania – municipality of European importance
- Rank I – municipality of national importance, with regional role and potential influence at European level
- Rank II – municipality of national, regional or county-level importance, or with equilibrium role in the network of cities
- Rank III – cities
Constituted metropolitan zones
| Name | Population | Area | Density | Established | Notes |
| Constanța Metropolitan Area | 425,916 | 1,013.5 km² | 420/km² | December 2007 | |
| Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan Area | 411,379 | 1,537.54 km² | 268/km² | 2008 | |
| Iași Metropolitan Area | 382,484 | 832 km² | 473/km² | 8 April 2004 | |
| Brașov Metropolitan Area | 369,896 | 1,368.58 km² | 270/km² | 2007 | includes Codlea, Săcele, Ghimbav, Predeal, and Râşnov |
| Craiova Metropolitan Area | 356,544 | 1498.62 km² | 238/km² | 11 February 2009 | |
| Oradea Metropolitan Area | 235,462 | 773 km² | 305/km² | 9 May 2005 | |
| Satu Mare Metropolitan Area | 233,306 | 2,251.09 km² | 104/km² | 2013 | includes 3 cities and 22 communes |
| Baia Mare Metropolitan Area | 215,932 | 1,395.38 km² | 154/km² | 2006 | 19 localities |
| Târgu Mureș metropolitan area | 209,532 | 656.29 km² | 315/km² | 2005 | |
| Piatra Neamț Metropolitan Area | 133,249 | – | – | 2013 | 2 cities and 7 communes |
Planned metropolitan zones
- Bucharest metropolitan area –, it has a population of about 2.2 million and is only slightly larger than the city proper. There are plans to greatly enlarge the metropolitan area all the way to the Danube. A possible name would be Greater Bucharest. Currently, the project advances slowly.
- Timișoara metropolitan area – In 2016, the population of the metropolitan population was 468,162 with a total area of 2439,19 km².
- Danube metropolitan area – It is formed by the cities of Galaţi and Brăila and is estimated to have a population of about 500,000.
- Bacău metropolitan area – It includes the urban area of Bacău and other surrounding localities, with a total population of around 200,000.
- Ploiești metropolitan area – It is made up of the urban area of Ploieşti and other surrounding localities. It has a population of more than 300,000.
- Suceava–Botoșani conurbation – It includes the metropolitan areas of Suceava and Botoșani, with a total population of over 250,000 inhabitants.
| Name | Population | Area | Density |
| Bucharest Metropolitan Area | 2,272,163 | 1,811 km² | 1,254/km² |
| Galați-Brăila Metropolitan Area | 496,844 | 1,702.17 km² | 292/km² |
| Timișoara Metropolitan Area* | 468,162 | 2,439.19 km² | 192/km² |
| Ploiești Metropolitan Area | 276,279 | 478 km² | 577/km² |
| Bacău Metropolitan Area | 216,649 | 848.32 km² | 255/km² |
| Pitești Metropolitan Area | 215,700 | – | – |
| Arad Metropolitan Area* | 206,536 | – | – |
| Botoșani Metropolitan Area** | 145,961 | – | – |
| Suceava Metropolitan Area** | 143,713 | – | – |
| Râmnicu Vâlcea Metropolitan Area | 136,787 | – | – |
| Deva-Hunedoara Conurbation | n/a | – | – |
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Functional Urban Areas
In the EU, as defined by Eurostat, a functional urban area – formerly known as larger urban zone – consists of a city and its commuting zone.| Rank | Name | County | Development region | FUA Population |
| 1 | Bucharest | – | Bucharest-Ilfov | 2,478,618 |
| 2 | Iași | Iași | Nord-Est | 500,668 |
| 3 | Constanța | Constanța | Sud-Est | 419,033 |
| 4 | Brașov | Brașov | Centru | 401,516 |
| 5 | Cluj-Napoca | Cluj | Nord-Vest | 396,339 |
| 6 | Timișoara | Timiș | Vest | 364,325 |
| 7 | Galați | Galați | Sud-Est | 322,953 |
| 8 | Craiova | Dolj | Sud-Vest | 321,329 |
| 9 | Ploiești | Prahova | Sud | 289,394 |
| 10 | Oradea | Bihor | Nord-Vest | 239,926 |
GDP of metropolitan areas
| Rank | Metropolitan area | GDP |
| 1 | Bucharest | 46,261.82 |
| 2 | Timișoara | 8,172.69 |
| 3 | Cluj-Napoca | 8,021.97 |
| 4 | Constanţa | 7,669.4 |
| 5 | Ploiești | 7,049.05 |
| 6 | Brașov | 5,844.08 |
| 7 | Iași | 5,277.69 |
| 8 | Craiova | 4,044.28 |
| 9 | Galați | 2,886.63 |
| – | Non-metropolitan regions | 75,047.84 |
| – | Romania | 170,393.6 |