Ploiești_metropolitan_area
Ploiești metropolitan area
Metropolitan area in Prahova, Romania
Ploieşti metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project, launched in 2003.[2][3]
It will be formed from Ploieşti municipality and surrounding communities: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Bărcăneşti, Berceni, Blejoi, Brazi, Bucov, Păuleşti and Târgșoru Vechi.[4]
As defined by Eurostat, the Ploiești functional urban area has a population of 294,468 residents (as of 2015[update]).[5]