Oradea metropolitan area

Oradea metropolitan area (Romanian: Zona Metropolitană Oradea or short ZMO) is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005.^[2]

Oradea metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Oradea skyline at night
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Central Municipality	Oradea
Other localities	Biharia, Borş, Cetariu, Nojorid, Oșorhei, Paleu, Sânmartin, Sântandrei
Functional	2005
Population  (2011 census[1])
• Total	235,462
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	41wxyz1
Area code	+40 x592
Website	http://www.zmo.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

According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km² (48 sq mi).^[3] As of 2015^[update], the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.^[4]

Oradea from a nearby hill

Composition

The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 12 adjacent communes:

• Biharia
• Borș
• Cetariu
• Girișu de Criș
• Ineu
• Nojorid
• Oșorhei
• Paleu
• Sânmartin
• Sântandrei
• Toboliu
• Sânnicolau Român

Population and ethnic structure

In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area was 235,462.^[1]

The population structure^[5] comprises:

• 70% Romanians
• 24% Hungarians
• 6% Roma and others

Membership

The Oradea metropolitan area is a member of the METREX EU network.^[6]