Timișoara | ||
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Nickname(s): Little Vienna, City of Flowers, Heart of Banat (Romanian: Mica Vienă, Orașul Florilor, Inima Banatului) |
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Location of Timișoara within Romania | ||
Coordinates: 45°45′35″N 21°13′48″E / 45.75972°N 21.23000°ECoordinates: 45°45′35″N 21°13′48″E / 45.75972°N 21.23000°E | ||
Country | Romania | |
County | Timiș | |
Status | County capital | |
First official record | 1212 (as Temesiense) | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Nicolae Robu (PNL) | |
• Deputy Mayor | Dan Diaconu (PNL) | |
• Deputy Mayor | Imre Farkas (UDMR) | |
Area | ||
• City | 130.5 km2 (50.4 sq mi) | |
• Metro | 1,570 km2 (610 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) | |
Population (2011 census) | ||
• City | 319,279 | |
• Estimate (2016) | 332,983 | |
• Rank | 3rd (98th in EU) | |
• Density | 2,447/km2 (6,340/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 359,443 | |
Demonym(s) |
timișorean, timișoreancă (ro) temesvári (hu) |
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Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Postal code | 300001-300990 | |
Tel. code | 0256 / 0356 | |
Car Plates | TM | |
Climate | Cfb | |
Website | www |
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xTimișoara metropolitan area is a proposed project. |
Timișoara (Romanian pronunciation: [timiˈʃo̯ara] ( listen); German: Temeswar, also formerly Temeschburg or Temeschwar; Hungarian: Temesvár, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtɛmɛʃvaːr] ( listen); Yiddish: טעמשוואר; Serbian: Темишвар, Temišvar; Banat Bulgarian: Timišvár; Turkish: Temeşvar; Slovak: Temešvár) is the capital city of Timiș County, and the main social, economic and cultural centre in western Romania.