Târgu Mureș metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
Metropolitan area | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 24°33′E / 46.533°N 24.550°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Central Municipality | Târgu Mureș |
| Functional | 2005 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 656.29 km2 (253.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 209,532 |
| • Density | 314.6/km2 (815/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | 540xyz1 |
| Area code | +40 x652 |
| Website | http://www.tgmures-metropolitan.ro/home |
The Târgu Mureș metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Târgu Mureș, Romania. It was founded in 2005. It has a population of 209,532 as of the 2011 census. It is Romania's only metropolitan area where Hungarians form the largest ethnic group, with 98,593 people. The Romanian population is 95,867. Other ethnicities include Romani, Germans, Italians, and Jews.
As defined by Eurostat, the Târgu Mureș functional urban area has a population of 180,922 residents (as of 2015[update]).[1]
Composition[edit]
| Tărgu Mureș metropolitan area (2011)[2] | |||||
| Cities/Communes | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Other | |
| Târgu Mureș | 134,290 | 69,702 | 60,669 | 3,919 | |
| Sângeorgiu de Mureș | 9,304 | 3,435 | 4,681 | 1,188 | |
| Sâncraiu de Mureș | 7,489 | 4,671 | 2,254 | 564 | |
| Ungheni | 6,945 | 5,039 | 580 | 977 | |
| Pănet | 6,033 | 739 | 4,707 | 587 | |
| Ceuașu de Câmpie | 5,964 | 2,547 | 2,624 | 793 | |
| Ernei | 5,835 | 452 | 4,284 | 1,099 | |
| Cristești | 5,824 | 2,465 | 2,512 | 847 | |
| Sântana de Mureș | 5,723 | 2,868 | 2,309 | 546 | |
| Acățari | 4,738 | 91 | 4,067 | 580 | |
| Crăciunești | 4,470 | 110 | 2,827 | 1,533 | |
| Sânpaul | 4,233 | 1,309 | 1,466 | 1,458 | |
| Livezeni | 3,266 | 1,008 | 1,640 | 618 | |
| Gheorghe Doja | 2,982 | 617 | 2,169 | 196 | |
| Corunca | 2,785 | 814 | 1,804 | 167 | |
| Total | 209,532 | 95,867 | 98,593 | 15,072 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 45.8% | 47.1% | 7.1% | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ 2011 Romanian census breakdown