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Municipalities of Romania Towns of Romania. This is a list of cities and towns in Romania, ordered by population (largest to smallest) according to the 2002, 2011 and 2021 censuses. [1] For the major cities, average elevation is also given. Cities in bold are county capitals.
The table is ordered alphabetically, but can be sorted according to the results of each census. The National Institute of Statistics in Romania considered the following reference dates: 25 January 1948; February 21, 1956; March 15, 1966; January 5, 1977; January 7, 1992 [n 1] March 18, 2002 [n 2] October 20, 2011; December 1, 2021 [1] [2]
Romania's population has declined steadily in recent decades, from a peak of 23.2 million in 1990 to 19.12 million in 2021. [10] Among the causes of population decline are high mortality, a low fertility rate since 1990, and tremendous levels of emigration. [10] In 1990, Romania's population was estimated to be 23.21 million inhabitants. [11]
Here is a list of all local administrative units (localități; sing. localitate), which are the municipalities (municipii; sing. municipiu), cities (orașe; sing. oraș) and communes (comune; sing.
[1] [2] Bistra, in Alba County, is the largest commune in Romania by surface area, covering an area of 138 km 2 (53 sq mi). [3] Other sources list Nucșoara , in Argeș County as the largest commune in Romania; this commune covers an area of 437.09 km 2 (168.76 sq mi).
WikiProject Economics or WikiProject Romania may be able to help recruit an expert. ( January 2022 ) This is a list of the 41 Romanian counties , and one city with special status ( Bucharest , the national capital) by GDP and GDP per capita .
The census was supposed to be done in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania in order to avoid census takers from getting infected when coming into contact with ill or quarantined people. It was the first census held in Romania in which data was collected online, something that had support among Romanian youth. [8]
A total of 41 counties (Romanian: județe), along with the municipality of Bucharest, constitute the official administrative divisions of Romania.They represent the country's NUTS-3 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics – Level 3) statistical subdivisions within the European Union and each of them serves as the local level of government within its borders.