Lower Danube metropolitan area
The Danube metropolitan area or Galați-Brăila metropolitan area is a proposed metropolitan area project in Romania. It would be formed from the cities of Galaţi and Brăila. Together they have a population of about 430,000 people.
As defined by Eurostat, as of 2015, the Galați functional urban area has a population of 322,501 residents, whilst the Brăila functional urban area has a population of 217,645 residents.Overview
If completed, it would represent one of the largest metropolitan areas in Romania. Motorways, a new airport in Vădeni, and a bridge across the Danube connecting Brăila and Galați Counties to Tulcea County have been proposed.
The metropolitan area has a border checkpoint to Moldova and Ukraine. Galaţi is located from Giurgiuleşti and from Reni.Settlements
