Ploiești metropolitan area
Ploieşti metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
Metropolitan area | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Prahova |
| Central Municipality | Ploieşti |
| Functional | Proposed |
| Area | |
• Total | 478 km2 (185 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 276,279 |
| • Density | 577/km2 (1,490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | ??wxyz1 |
| Area code | + x??2 |
| 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 | |
Ploieşti metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project, launched in 2003.
It will be formed from Ploieşti municipality and surrounding communities: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Bărcăneşti, Berceni, Blejoi, Brazi, Bucov, Păuleşti and Târgșoru Vechi.
As defined by Eurostat, the Ploiești functional urban area has a population of 294,468 residents (as of 2015).