Lower Danube metropolitan area
Metropolitan area in Romania
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The Danube metropolitan area[2] or Galați–Brăila metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project in Romania. It would be formed from the cities of Galați and Brăila, and 15 nearby communes from Galați, Brăila and Tulcea counties.[3][4] Together they have a population of 441,801 people, of whom 372,537 live in the cities of Galați and Brăila (as of 2021).[1]
Danube metropolitan area | |
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Metropolitan area | |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Galați County Brăila County Tulcea County |
| Central Municipalities | Galați, Brăila |
| Functional | proposed |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,702.17 km2 (657.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[1] | |
• Total | 441,801 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal Code | ??wxyz1 |
| Area code | + x??2 |
| 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 | |
As defined by Eurostat, as of 2015[update] the Galați functional urban area has a population of 322,501 residents, whilst the Brăila functional urban area has a population of 217,645 residents.[5]
Overview
If completed, it would represent one of the largest metropolitan areas in Romania. Several major infrastructure projects have been proposed, or are being actively built: the Brăila–Galați Expressway,[6] a bridge (the Brăila Bridge) across the Danube connecting Brăila and Galați counties to Tulcea County,[7] and a new airport in Braniștea-Schela area.[8]
The metropolitan area has a border checkpoint to Moldova and Ukraine. Galați is located 10 km (6.2 mi) from Giurgiulești and 20 km (12 mi) from Reni.
Demographics
Subdivisions
| Name | County | Population (2011 census)[9] | Population (2021 census)[1] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galați | Galați | 249,432 | 217,851 | 246.40 |
| Braniștea | Galați | 3,972 | 3,956 | 61.95 |
| Foltești | Galați | 3,057 | 3,262 | 69.00 |
| Frumușița | Galați | 4,800 | 5,067 | 101.00 |
| Independența | Galați | 4,375 | 4,371 | 67.45 |
| Scânteiești | Galați | 2,490 | 2,283 | 50.23 |
| Schela | Galați | 3,690 | 3,509 | 44.20 |
| Smârdan | Galați | 4,810 | 5,342 | 131.57 |
| Șendreni | Galați | 3,641 | 5,065 | 47.34 |
| Tulucești | Galați | 7,200 | 6,407 | 77.23 |
| Vânători | Galați | 4,864 | 6,926 | 44.93 |
| Brăila | Brăila | 180,302 | 154,686 | 77.9 |
| Chiscani | Brăila | 5,340 | 6,151 | 299.40 |
| Vădeni | Brăila | 4,127 | 3,700 | 160.44 |
| Măcin | Tulcea | 8,245 | 7,248 | 44 |
| I. C. Brătianu | Tulcea | 1,187 | 1,143 | 48.77 |
| Jijila | Tulcea | 5,312 | 4,834 | 130.36 |
| Total | - | 496,844 | 441,801 | 1702.17 |
