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General information - Location

Country	Romania
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 26.0219,Lat: 44.9414
Elevation	182 meter above sea level
Local time	17:52:00pm
Population	253000 (9th largest city in country)
Name province/region	Prahova
Name Subregion	Ploieşti

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ţânţăreni	2.9 km	North
2 Cartierul Dâmbu	4.1 km	EastSouthEast
3 Ploieştiori	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Tătărani	5.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Blejoi	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bucureşti	Romania	57 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 217 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 3.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Romanian-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 103.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 145 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly 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 41 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

39.1 km2

49.8%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.3%

Urban area

34.7 km2

44.2%

Infrastructure

2.1 km2

2.6%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ploieşti in country Romania

Ploieşti at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	124 km	SouthEast
2 Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo	Bulgaria	136 km	South
3 Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari	Bulgaria	150 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Coridorul Ialomi?ei	RO	11 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Ploieşti
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ploieşti

Type of weather in Ploieşti	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:22 Europe/Amsterdam