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Brașov metropolitan area

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A scenic aerial view of the town of Șchei from the hill Tâmpa in Brașov.

The Brașov metropolitan area is a group of towns and cities close together in Brașov County, Romania. It includes the main city of Brașov and 12 smaller nearby places. This area was created in 2007 to help bring more jobs, build homes and fun places, and improve shared projects like roads and parks.

As of 2021, about 371,802 people live in the Brașov metropolitan area, with most of them, around 237,589, living in the city of Brașov itself. The whole area covers 1,368.5 km2.

According to Eurostat, the Brașov functional urban area had around 398,953 people living there as of 2015.

Localities

The Brașov metropolitan area has several nearby towns and villages close to Brașov. These include the towns of Codlea and Săcele, the cities of Ghimbav, Predeal, and Râșnov, and the villages of Cristian, Sânpetru, Hălchiu, Tărlungeni, Prejmer, Bod, and Hărman.

Statistics

Population census
Year200220112021
Pop.399,902369,896371,802
±%—    −7.5%+0.5%
Source:
NamePopulation (2002 census)Population (2007 estimation)Population (2011 census)Area (km2)Density (pop/km2)
Brașov283,901277,945253,200267.321,204
Codlea24,25624,55021,708132.79182
Săcele30,04431,79630,79832093
Ghimbav5,1005,3574,69828.08181.62
Predeal5,6255,1744,75558.496.14
Râșnov15,43616,05515,022164.3694
Cristian3,9524,3004,49027.73142.51
Sânpetru3,4013,7594,81930.74110.63
Hălchiu4,0724,5604,21856.6771.85
Tărlungeni7,4137,9968,320135.6654.65
Prejmer8,3238,8768,47260.48137.61
Hărman4,4374,7755,40252.7984.05
Bod3,9424,1733,99433.56117.46
Total399,902399,316369,8961,368.58270

Images

Map of the metropolitan area of Brașov, Romania
Map showing the location of Brașov County in Romania.

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