Legislative Status
The current legislation in Romania regulates the status of the 265 cities according to their population and regional importance:
- Rank 0 - Bucharest, the capital of Romania - municipality of "European" importance
- Rank I —municipality of national importance, with regional role and potential influence at European level
- Rank II —municipality of national, regional or county-level importance, or with equilibrium role in the network of cities
- Rank III — cities
Legislation also restricts the possibility to engage into a metropolitan area project to only those cities that are of rank 0 or I. Here is a list of the municipalities that as of 2007 can for metropolitan areas around them with approximate populations. Only three zones have been officially constituted by the end of 2007: Oradea, Iasi and Constanta. At least 9 others are at the level of project.
Read more about this topic: Metropolitan Areas In Romania
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