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
County Cluj County
Central MunicipalityCluj-Napoca
Other localitiesAiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonţida, Borşa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Floreşti, Gârbău, Gilău, Jucu, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni
Functional2008
Area
 • Total1,603 km2 (619 sq mi)
Population
 (418,153)
 • Total418,153
 • Density268/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
40wxyz1
Area code(s)+40 x642
Websitehttp://www.adizmc.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 square kilometres (619 sq mi), which comprises 24% of the territory of Cluj County. The population of the 20 administrative units totals 418,153 people, of whom 324,576 live in Cluj-Napoca.

Population

According to the 2011 census, this is the population of each of the administrative units that comprise the Cluj Metropolitan Area:[1]

Administrative unit Inhabitants Romanians Hungarians Roma
Cluj-Napoca32457624900249425824
Florești22813175783258730
Apahida10685949340875
Baciu1031765803095325
Gilău83007141706109
Bonțida48563613765297
Săvădisla43921975226460
Jucu4270360850121
Cojocna41942826689387
Feleacu392329328914
Chinteni3065237053910
Gârbău24401248107549
Sânpaul2382197222261
Căianu23551431852-
Tureni227816335625
Borșa1600143110718
Ciurila1594150018*
Vultureni1516127316536
Petreștii de Jos1512144634
Aiton1085918118-
Total418153319970654633215

History

The Cluj Metropolitan Area was legally established in the fall of 2008 as an inter-community development association,[2] 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:[2]

  • 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 fight 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:

  • “European Digital Citizens” (Eudigit)
  • URBforDAN. Management and Use of Urban Foreres as Natural Heritage in Danube Cities
  • The Lab Cluj. Metropolitan Laboratory for Social Innovation
  • Pata 2. Replicable integrated interventions for inclusive housing and combating marginalisation in Cluj Metropolitan Area
  • Cluj Future of Work, „Informal Work” Work Package[3]

References
  1. "Recensământul Populației și Locuințelor, 2011. Rezultate definitive, Tabelul 10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune". Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. "Despre noi". Zona Metropolitană Cluj. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  3. "Participatory budgeting in the vulnerable community at Pata Rât". Urban Innovation Unit. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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