Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area

The Cluj metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Cluj County, which includes Cluj-Napoca and 19 communes nearby: Aiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonțida, Borșa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Florești, Gilău, Gârbau, Jucu, Petreștii de Jos, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni.

Cluj Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan area
Coordinates: 46°46′N 23°35′E
Country Romania
CountyCluj County
Central MunicipalityCluj-Napoca
Other localitiesAiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonțida, Borșa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Florești, Gârbău, Gilău, Jucu, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni
Functional2008
Area
 • Total1,603 km2 (619 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[1]
 • Total425,130
 • Density266/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
40wxyz1
Area code+40 x642
Websitewww.clujmet.ro
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 total area of the metropolitan area is 1,603 km2 (619 sq mi), which comprises 24% of the territory of Cluj County. According to the 2021 census, the population of the 20 administrative units totals 425,130 people, of whom 286,598 live in Cluj-Napoca.[1]

Population
Population census
Year2011 2021
Pop.418,153425,130
±%—    +1.7%
Source: [1][2]

According to the 2011 census, these are the populations of each of the administrative units that comprise the Cluj Metropolitan Area:[3]

Administrative unit Inhabitants Romanians Hungarians Roma
Cluj-Napoca324,576249,00249,425824
Florești22,81317,5783,258730
Apahida10,6859,49340875
Baciu10,3176,5803,095325
Gilău8,3007,141706109
Bonțida4,8563,613765297
Săvădisla4,3921,9752,26460
Jucu4,2703,60850121
Cojocna4,1942,826689387
Feleacu3,9232,9328914
Chinteni3,0652,37053910
Gârbău2,4401,2481,07549
Sânpaul2,3821,97222261
Căianu2,3551,431852-
Tureni2,2781,6335625
Borșa1,6001,43110718
Ciurila1,5941,50018*
Vultureni1,5161,27316536
Petreștii de Jos1,5121,44634
Aiton1,085918118-
Total418,153319,97065,4633,215

History

The Cluj Metropolitan Area was legally established in the fall of 2008 as an inter-community development association,[4] having as founders the municipality of Cluj-Napoca, the Cluj County Council and 17 communes in the vicinity of Cluj. In 2009, the commune of Sânpaul joined the metropolitan area, and in 2016, the commune of Săvădisla joined in.

Objectives

The objectives pursued by the Cluj Metropolitan Area Intercommunity Development Association are:[4]

  • Enhancing knowledge-based economic competitiveness.
  • The development and upgrading of transport infrastructure.
  • To protect and improve the quality of the environment.
  • Human resources development, employment growth, and the struggle against social exclusion.
  • The development of the rural economy and the increase of productivity in the agricultural sector.  
  • Balanced participation to the socio-economic development process for all the administrative units of the Cluj Metropolitan Area.

Projects

The Cluj Metropolitan Area, as a leader or partner, has carried out or runs a number of projects with European Union funding or from EEA and Norwegian Grants. They include:

References
  1. "Population at 2021 Census" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  2. "Population at 20 October 2011" (in Romanian). INSSE. 5 July 2013.
  3. "Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor, 2011. Rezultate definitive, Tabelul 10. Populația stabilă după limba maternă – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". Archived from the original on 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. "Despre noi". Zona Metropolitană Cluj. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  5. "Participatory budgeting in the vulnerable community at Pata Rât". Urban Innovation Unit. Archived from the original on 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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