city in Prahova County, Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ploieşti is the county seat. of Prahova County. It can be found in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. About 232,500 people were living in Ploieşti as of the year 2002.
Ploieşti | |
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Coordinates: 44°56′24″N 26°1′48″E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Prahova County |
Status | County seat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrei Volosevici (Democratic Liberal Party) |
Area | |
• City | 58.2 km2 (22.5 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• City | 232,527 |
• Density | 3,990/km2 (10,300/sq mi) |
• Metro | 327,923 |
• Jan. 1, 2006 | 250,541 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://www.ploiesti.ro/ |
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