Prahova district

Location of Prahova County in Romania

Map of the Prahova district

Coat of arms of the Prahova district

Coat of arms of the Prahova district at the time of real socialism

Coat of arms of Prahova County in the interwar period

Prahova [ˈprahova] is a Romanian district (Județ) in the Wallachia region with the district capital Ploieşti . It is named after the river Prahova of the same name , its common abbreviation and the license plate are PH.

The Prahova County borders in the north to the Braşov County , in the east of the county Buzau , in the south of the circles Ialomita and Ilfov and in the west to the county Dâmboviţa .

The district is known for its oil deposits (in the south) and well-developed tourism (in the north).

Demographics

In 2002 the district had 829,945 inhabitants and a population density of 176 inhabitants per km².

At the 2011 census, the Prahova district had 762,886 inhabitants and thus a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².

geography

The district has a total area of 4716 km², which corresponds to 1.97% of the area of Romania.

cities and communes

The Prahova County officially consists of 461 localities. Of these, 14 have the status of a city , 90 that of a municipality. The rest are administratively assigned to the cities and municipalities.

Biggest places

City / municipality	Residents
Ploieşti	209.945
Câmpina	032,935
Băicoi	017,981
Breaza	015,928
Mizil	014,312
Vălenii de Munte	012,257
Comarnic	011,970
Boldeşti-Scăeni	011,137
Valea Călugărească	010,657
Urlați	010,541
Sinaia	010,410
Bucov	010,388
Filipeștii de Pădure	010,358
Maneciu	010,331
Bărcăneşti	009,384
(As of October 20, 2011)