Five largest cities : Bucharest, Craiova, Cluj-Napoca, Galaţi, and Constanţa
Population of the largest city (Bucharest) : 1,904,360 Rank Size Rule : 2nd largest city (Craiova) population : 952,180 3rd largest city (Cluj-Napoca) population : 634, 787 4th largest city ( Galaţi) population : 476,090 5th largest city (Constanţa) population : 380,872 Actual population : Cariova : 295, 091 Cluj- Napoca : 293, 529 Galaţi : 292,728 Constanţa : 290, 838 The Rank Size Rule would prove invalid for the five largest cities of Romania. The second, third, fourth and fifth largest cities' population of Romania are in the two hundred thousand range, but for the rank size rule it shows that the population is above two hundred thousand. For Craiova, using the rank size rule, the population is believed to be 952,180, but the actual population is 295, 091. That is a 657, 089 difference. There is a major difference in all of the largest cities therefore the rank size rule is invalid for Romania. Population : 21,408,000 Population Density (people per sq km) : 90 % Urban Population : 55% % Urban Population Living in Slums : NA Average % Change in Urban Population : -0.1% % with Improved Urban Sanitation : 88% % with Improved Urban Water Supply: NA Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) : 17.48 |