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Petrila

City population
25,234
#78
in Romania
#5
in Hunedoara County
#20,890
worldwide
BucharestPetrila
45.450, 23.417 · 240 km from Bucharest
City population
25,234
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Romania
#78
of 126 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#20,890
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Romania
0.1%
of the national population

About Petrila

Petrila is a city in Hunedoara County, Romania with a population of 25,234. It is the 78th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 20,890th largest worldwide. It lies 240 km from Bucharest.

Position in Romania
#78of 126
LargestSmallest
Position in Hunedoara County
#5of 8
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#5of 8
Distance to capital
to Bucharest
Elevation
676 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
45.450, 23.417
Record updated
2012-06-12
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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