Bacău metropolitan area

Bacău metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country Romania
CountyBacău
Central MunicipalityBacău
Functionalproposed
Area
  Total
700.47 km2 (270.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
  Total
188,709
  Density269/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
60wxyz1
Area code+40 x342
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

The Bacău metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project that includes the urban area of Bacău. It includes the communes of Letea Veche, Buhoci, Luizi-Călugăra, Săucești, Hemeiuș, Gârleni, Racova, Mărgineni, Măgura and others, and would extend to the town of Buhuși. If completed, the metropolitan would have an estimated population of 188,709 (as per 2011 census).

According to Eurostat, in 2007 Bacău had a larger urban zone of 196,435 residents, on an area of 102 km2. As of 2015, the Bacău functional urban area has a population of 224,745 residents.