Craiova metropolitan area

Craiova metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country	Romania
County	Dolj
Central Municipality	Craiova
Other cities	Filiaşi, Segarcea
Other localities	Almăj, Brădeşti, Breasta, Bucovăţ, Calopăr, Cârcea, Coşoveni, Coţofenii din Faţă, Gherceşti, Işalniţa, Malu Mare, Mischii, Murgaşi, Pieleşti, Predeşti, Şimnicu de Sus, Teasc, Terpeziţa, Ţuglui, Vârvoru de Jos, Vela
Functional	2009
Area
• Total	1,498.6 km^2 (578.6 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	356,544
• Density	680/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	??wxyz^1
Area code(s)	+ 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

Craiova metropolitan area is a metropolitan area, founded on 11 February 2009, and formed by Craiova and other 23 other nearby communities. The population of this area is 356,544.^[1]

References

1. "Date generale << Metropola Craiova" (in Romanian).