Târgu Mureș metropolitan area

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.

Târgu Mureș metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Coordinates: 46°32′N 24°33′E
Country Romania
CountyMureș
Central MunicipalityTârgu Mureș
Functional2005
Area
 • Total656.29 km2 (253.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total209,532
 • Density314.6/km2 (815/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
540xyz1
Area code+40 x652
Websitehttp://www.tgmures-metropolitan.ro/home

As defined by Eurostat, the Târgu Mureș functional urban area has a population of 180,922 residents (as of 2015).[1]

Composition
Tărgu Mureș metropolitan area (2011)[2]
Cities/Communes Population Romanians Hungarians Other
Târgu Mureș134,29069,70260,6693,919
Sângeorgiu de Mureș9,3043,4354,6811,188
Sâncraiu de Mureș7,4894,6712,254564
Ungheni6,9455,039580977
Pănet6,0337394,707587
Ceuașu de Câmpie5,9642,5472,624793
Ernei5,8354524,2841,099
Cristești5,8242,4652,512847
Sântana de Mureș5,7232,8682,309546
Acățari4,738914,067580
Crăciunești4,4701102,8271,533
Sânpaul4,2331,3091,4661,458
Livezeni3,2661,0081,640618
Gheorghe Doja2,9826172,169196
Corunca2,7858141,804167
Total209,53295,86798,59315,072
Percentage100%45.8%47.1%7.1%

References
  1. "Population on 1 January by age groups and sex - functional urban areas". Eurostat. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. 2011 Romanian census breakdown
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