Ploiești
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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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ploieşti | |
| 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/ |
References
- "Radom - Miasta partnerskie" [Radom - Partnership cities]. Miasto Radom [City of Radom] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
- "Radom - miasta partnerskie" (in Polish). radom.naszestrony.pl. Archived from the original on 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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County seats of Romania (alphabetical order by county) | ||
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Alba Iulia • Arad • Piteşti • Bacău • Oradea • Bistriţa • Botoșani • Brașov • Brăila • Buzău • Reşiţa • Călăraşi • Cluj-Napoca • Constanța • Sfântu Gheorghe • Târgovişte • Craiova • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Târgu Jiu • Miercurea Ciuc • Deva • Slobozia • Iași • Buftea • Baia Mare • Drobeta-Turnu Severin • Târgu Mureş • Piatra Neamţ • Slatina • Ploiești • Satu Mare • Zalău • Sibiu • Suceava • Alexandria • Timișoara • Tulcea • Vaslui • Râmnicu Vâlcea • Focşani | | |
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