Lower Danube metropolitan area

Danube metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Country  Romania
County Galați County
Brăila County
Tulcea County
Central Municipalities Galați, Brăila
Functional proposed
Area
  Total 1,702.17 km2 (657.21 sq mi)
Population (2011 census[1])
  Total 496,844
  Density 291/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code ??wxyz1
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

The Danube metropolitan area[2] or Galați-Brăila metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project in Romania. It would be formed from the cities of Galaţi and Brăila.[3][4] Together they have a population of about 430,000 people.[1]

Overview

If completed, it would represent the second-largest metropolitan zone in Romania after Bucharest. Motorways, a new airport in Vădeni, and a bridge across the Danube connecting Brăila and Galați Counties to Tulcea County have been proposed.[5]

The metropolitan area has a border checkpoint to Moldova and Ukraine. Galaţi is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Giurgiuleşti and 20 km (12 mi) from Reni.

Settlements

Name County Population (2011 census)[1] Area (km²)
Galați Galați 249,432 246.40
Braniştea Galați 3,972 61.95
Foltești Galați 3,057 69.00
Frumușița Galați 4,800 101.00
Independenţa Galați 4,375 67.45
Scânteiești Galați 2,490 50.23
Schela Galați 3,690 44.20
Smârdan Galați 4,810 131.57
Șendreni Galați 3,641 47.34
Tulucești Galați 7,200 77.23
Vânători Galați 4,864 44.93
Brăila Brăila 180,302 77.9
Chiscani Brăila 5,340 299.40
Vădeni Brăila 4,127 160.44
Măcin Tulcea 8,245 44
I.C. Brătianu Tulcea 1,187 48.77
Jijila Tulcea 5,312 130.36
Total Danube 496,844 1702.17

References

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