Oradea metropolitan area

Oradea metropolitan area (Zona Metropolitană Oradea or short ZMO) is a metropolitan area located in Western Romania, in the County of Bihor, Crișana, Transylvania, Romania and was founded on 9 May 2005.

According to Eurostat, in 2007 Oradea had a larger urban zone of 218,518 residents on an area of 125 km2. , the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.

Composition
The metropolitan area comprises the city of Oradea and 11 adjacent communes:
 * Biharia
 * Borș
 * Cetariu
 * Girișu de Criș
 * Ineu
 * Nojorid
 * Oșorhei
 * Paleu
 * Sânmartin
 * Sântandrei
 * Toboliu

Population and ethnic structure
In 2011, the population of the metropolitan area was 235,462.

The population structure comprises:
 * 70% Romanians
 * 24% Hungarians
 * 6% Roma and others

Membership
The Oradea metropolitan area is a member of the METREX EU network.