Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Rank Name County Pop. Rank Name County Pop. Bucharest Cluj-Napoca: 1: Bucharest: Bucharest: 1,716,961: 11: Brăila: Brăila: 154,686 Iași Constanța: 2: Cluj-Napoca ...
This list ranks European cities by population within city limits. The largest cities in Europe have official populations of over one million inhabitants within their city boundaries. These rankings are based on populations contained within city administrative boundaries, as opposed to urban areas or metropolitan areas, which necessarily have ...
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]
The cities listed all have populations over 300,000. The list deals exclusively with the areas within city administrative boundaries as opposed to urban areas or larger urban zones (metropolitan areas), which are generally larger in terms of population than the main city (although they can also be smaller).
Communes, like cities, correspond to the European Union's level 2 local administrative unit (LAU). Florești, in Cluj County, is the largest commune in Romania by population, with over 22,000 inhabitants. [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]
Bucharest is the eighth largest city in the European Union by population within city limits. In 2017, Bucharest was the European city with the highest growth of tourists who stay over night, according to the Mastercard Global Index of Urban Destinations. [16]
It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of 238,397 km 2 (92,046 sq mi) with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country.