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Ploieşti, Municipiul Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania


Alternative Names:Ploeshh, Ploesti, Ploeszti, Ploeşti, Ploiesti, Ploieşti, Ploiești, plwyst, plwysty, Плоещ, פלוישט, פלוישטי
Type:Seat of a first-order administrative division - seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
Mindat.org Region:Prahova County, Romania
Region:Municipiul Ploieşti, Prahova, Romania
Latitude:44° 57' 0" N
Longitude:26° 1' 0" E
Lat/Long (dec):44.95,26.01667
Köppen climate type:Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Population:228,851 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:670474
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:670474:2
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania44° 56' 45" N26° 1' 23" E0.7km (0.4 miles)
Rafinǎria Vega Ploieşti, Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania44° 57' 56" N26° 1' 31" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Rafinǎria Astra Română, Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania44° 55' 12" N26° 1' 34" E3.4km (2.1 miles)
Rafinǎria Petrobrazi, Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania44° 52' 28" N26° 0' 29" E8.4km (5.2 miles)
Buştenari oil field, Comuna Telega, Prahova County, Romania45° 8' 34" N25° 49' 58" E25.8km (16.1 miles)
Doftana salt mine, Prahova County, Romania45° 8' 30" N25° 46' 30" E28.6km (17.7 miles)
Moreni oil field, Dâmbovița County, Romania44° 59' 6" N25° 39' 18" E28.7km (17.8 miles)
Câmpina oil field, Prahova County, Romania45° 7' 32" N25° 43' 26" E30.2km (18.8 miles)
Slănic Salt Mine, Prahova County, Romania45° 14' 9" N25° 56' 30" E32.3km (20.1 miles)
Gura-Ocniţei oil field, Dâmbovița County, Romania44° 56' 43" N25° 33' 55" E35.5km (22.1 miles)
Ochiuri, Gura-Ocniţei oil field, Dâmbovița County, Romania44° 58' 0" N25° 32' 38" E37.2km (23.1 miles)
Mount Leaota, Stoenești, Argeş County, Romania45° 19' 23" N25° 18' 53" E68.9km (42.8 miles)
Timișu de Sus, Predeal, Brașov County, Romania45° 31' 46" N25° 34' 39" E73.0km (45.4 miles)
Valea lui Negulet, Stoenești, Argeş County, Romania45° 16' 23" N25° 11' 38" E73.9km (45.9 miles)
Meledic Karst Plateau, Mânzăleşti, Buzău County, Romania45° 29' 49" N26° 37' 9" E77.0km (47.8 miles)
Blejeşti, Teleorman County, Romania44° 17' 40" N25° 28' 20" E84.7km (52.6 miles)
Árkos, Covasna County, Romania45° 53' 58" N25° 45' 59" E107.4km (66.7 miles)
Cathedral of Curtea de Argeș, Curtea de Argeș, Argeş County, Romania45° 9' 24" N24° 40' 31" E107.8km (67.0 miles)
Málnás, Covasna County, Romania46° 0' 29" N25° 50' 36" E118.5km (73.6 miles)
Făgăraș Mountains, Sibiu County, Romania45° 34' 59" N24° 45' 0" E121.6km (75.6 miles)
Gresia meteorite, Gresia, Teleorman County, Romania44° 10' 17" N24° 55' 8" E122.7km (76.3 miles)
Bogata Olteană quarries, Hoghiz, Brașov County, Romania45° 57' 15" N25° 21' 27" E122.9km (76.4 miles)
Cuciulata quarry, Hoghiz, Brașov County, Romania45° 56' 49" N25° 17' 28" E124.5km (77.3 miles)
Perșani Mountains occurrences, Brașov County, Romania45° 58' 0" N25° 19' 0" E125.5km (78.0 miles)
Capeni, Baraolt, Covasna County, Romania46° 2' 23" N25° 34' 41" E125.9km (78.2 miles)
Racoş, Racoş (Racoşul de Jos), Brașov County, Romania46° 1' 26" N25° 24' 34" E128.4km (79.8 miles)
Băile Bálványos, Turia, Covasna County, Romania46° 6' 31" N25° 57' 22" E128.9km (80.1 miles)
Turia Cave, Băile Bálványos, Turia, Covasna County, Romania46° 7' 11" N25° 56' 54" E130.2km (80.9 miles)
Racoşul de Sus, Baraolt, Covasna County, Romania46° 4' 49" N25° 32' 53" E130.9km (81.3 miles)
Magyarhermány (Herculian), Covasna County, Romania46° 8' 7" N25° 42' 29" E134.0km (83.2 miles)
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View of the Ploieşti oil field, ca. 1930.

Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
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View of the Ploieşti oil field, in 1937.

Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
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View of the Ploieşti oil field, in 1979.

Rafinǎria Petrobrazi, Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
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View of the Ploieşti oil field, ca. 1930.

Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
02855220017272426461380.jpg
View of the Ploieşti oil field, in 1937.

Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
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View of the Ploieşti oil field, in 1979.

Rafinǎria Petrobrazi, Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
02452000017272426454777.jpg
View of the Ploieşti oil field, ca. 1930.

Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania
02855220017272426461380.jpg
View of the Ploieşti oil field, in 1937.

Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Moesian Platform, Eurasian PlateCraton
EuropeContinent
Carpathian Mountains, EuropeMountain Range
RomaniaCountry
Prahova County, RomaniaCounty

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Romania, Prahova, Ploiesti187.32.2182.0.0.0
 
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