Iasi metropolitan area
Encyclopedia
The Iaşi Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area
in Iaşi County
, Romania
, that includes the municipality of Iaşi
and 13 nearby communes
.
It has a total surface of 808 km² (14.75%) of the 5,476 km² that the county has, and a population of 400,347 inhabitants (48.6%) out of the 823,388 in the county.
Metropolitan area
The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...
in Iaşi County
Iasi County
Iași is a county of Romania, in Moldavia, with the administrative seat at Iași.-Demographics:As of 1 July 2007, Iași County had a population of 825,100, making it the second most populous county in Romania after Bucharest, with a population density of 150/km².*Romanians - 98.1%*Roma -...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, that includes the municipality of Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
and 13 nearby communes
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
.
It has a total surface of 808 km² (14.75%) of the 5,476 km² that the county has, and a population of 400,347 inhabitants (48.6%) out of the 823,388 in the county.
History
Iaşi metropolitan area was constituted on 8 April 2004, to create a better business environment, to attract more consistent investitions and to better coordinate environmental and infrastructure projects.Villages
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Miroslava, Iasi Miroslava is a commune in Iaşi County, Romania, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area. It is composed of thirteen villages: Balciu, Brătuleni, Ciurbeşti, Corneşti, Dancaş, Găureni, Horpaz, Miroslava, Proselnici, Uricani, Valea Adâncă, Valea Ursului and Voroveşti.... Popricani Popricani is a commune in Iaşi County, Romania, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area. It is composed of nine villages: Cârlig, Cotu Morii, Cuza Vodă, Moimeşti, Popricani, Rediu Mitropoliei, Ţipileşti, Vânători and Vulturi.-Mass grave:... Rediu, Iasi Rediu is a commune in Iaşi County, Romania, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area. It is composed of four villages: Breazu, Horleşti, Rediu and Tăuteşti.-References:... Schitu Duca Schitu Duca is a commune in Iaşi County, Romania, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area. It is composed of eight villages: Blaga, Dumitreştii Gălăţii, Pocreaca, Poiana, Poieni, Satu Nou, Schitu Duca and Slobozia.-References:... Tomesti, Iasi Tomești is a commune in Iași County, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. It is composed of four villages: Chicerea, Goruni, Tomești and Vlădiceni.-References:... |
Valea Lupului Râul Lupului or Valea Lupului River is a tributary of the Bahlui River in Romania.The quality of its waters is rather low, due to spills of industrial plants in the area.-References:... Victoria, Iasi Victoria is a commune in Iaşi County, Romania, part of the Iaşi metropolitan area. It is composed of seven villages: Frăsuleni, Icuşeni, Luceni, Sculeni, Stânca, Şendreni and Victoria.Sculeni is a border checkpoint to Moldova.-References:... |
Major airport
| Airport | IATA code IATA airport code An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association... |
ICAO code ICAO airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic... |
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| Iaşi International Airport Iasi International Airport Iaşi Airport is an airport serving the city of Iaşi, Romania. It is situated northeast of the city centre.-History:Iaşi Airport is one of the oldest accredited airports in Romania. The Iaşi region earned its commercial representative status on 24 June 1926, when scheduled flights were... |
IAS | LRIA |
Major roads
- National roads DN24 and DN28 (both part of European routes E58European route E58European route E 58 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Vienna, Austria and ends in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia....
and E583)