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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.0841,Lat: 44.8938
Elevation	133 meter above sea level
Local time	12:15:03pm
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Bărcăneşti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Corlăteşti	2.4 km	North
2 Bărcăneşti	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Tătărani	3.4 km	West
4 Cartierul Dâmbu	3.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mălăieşti	3.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	51 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	321 km	NorthNorthEast
3 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	333 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 211 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Ialomita, part of the larger catchment area Danube Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Iazul Morilor Teleajen (16.5 km² at a distance of 6.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 97.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 136 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Henri Coanda International Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

63.2 km2

80.4%

Urban area

10.7 km2

13.6%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ghighiu in country Romania

Ghighiu at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	117 km	SouthEast
2 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	131 km	South
3 Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari	Bulgaria	144 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coridorul Ialomi?ei	RO	4.8 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bărcăneşti

Type of weather in Bărcăneşti	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	21 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	61 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 21 minutes
Sunrise :	05:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:22 Europe/Amsterdam