Metropolitan areas in Romania

Metropolitan areas in Romania are private agencies of public utility which were established by Law no.

351 of 6 July 2001 with the aim of encouraging the development of neighboring towns and communes within a radius of 30 km.

The 2001 legislation regulates the status of the 319 cities in Romania according to their population and regional importance (Law no.

351 of 6 July 2001):[1] Legislation also restricts the possibility to engage into a metropolitan area project to only those cities that are of rank 0 or I.

[2] Legislation was amended in 2011 to allow county seat municipalities to form metropolitan areas in association with urban and rural localities in their immediate vicinity (i.e., up to 30 km from the main city).