Oradea metropolitan area
Oradea metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005.
According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of., the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.
Composition
The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 12 adjacent communes:Population and ethnic structure
In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area was 235,462.The population structure comprises:
- 70% Romanians
- 24% Hungarians
- 6% Roma and others