Oradea metropolitan area

Oradea metropolitan area
Metropolitan area
Oradea skyline at night
Country Romania
CountyBihor
Central MunicipalityOradea
Other localitiesBiharia, Borş, Cetariu, Nojorid, Oșorhei, Paleu, Sânmartin, Sântandrei
Functional2005
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total
235,462
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
41wxyz1
Area code+40 x592
Websitehttp://www.zmo.ro/
1w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks

Oradea metropolitan area (Romanian: 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 (48 sq mi). As of 2015, the Oradea functional urban area has a population of 239,390 residents.