Ploieşti metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project, launched in 2003.
It will be formed from Ploieşti municipality and surrounding communities: Ariceștii Rahtivani, Bărcăneşti, Berceni, Blejoi, Brazi, Bucov, Păuleşti and Târgșoru Vechi.http://www.ploiesti.ro/patico.pdf Ploieşti metropolitan area - Project case study
As defined by Eurostat, the Ploiești functional urban area has a population of 294,468 residents ().
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