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Prahova County
Facts
Development region:	Sud
Historic region:	Greater Wallachia
Capital city:	Ploieşti
Population:  • As of 2002:  • Population density:	829,945 176/km²
Area:	4,716 km²
Codes:  • Car numbers  • ISO 3166-2:RO	PH RO-PH
Telephone code:	(+40) x44 (1)
Web:	County Council Prefecture
1. x is 2 or 3 depending on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.

Prahova (IPA: ['pra.ho.va]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploieşti.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Geography 2.1 Neighbours 3 Economy 4 Tourism 5 Administrative divisions 5.1 Municipalities 5.2 Towns 5.3 Communes 6 See also 7 References

In 2002, it had a population of 829,945 and the population density was 176/km². It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean. However, it seems that it was surpassed in 2006 by Iaşi County in terms of population.

• Romanians - 97.74%^[1]
• Rromas, others.

Year	County population[2]
1948	557,776
1956	623,817
1966	701,057
1977	817,168
1992	874,349
2002	829,945

The county received an inflow of population who have moved here due to the industrial development.

This county has a total area of 4,716 km².

The relief is split in approximately equal parts between the mountains, the hills and the plain. In the North side there are mountains from the southern end of the Eastern Carpathians - the Curved Carpathians group; and the Bucegi Mountains the Eastern end of the Southern Carpathians group. The two groups are separated by the Prahova River Valley.

The South side of the county is a plain, on the North West side of the Romanian Plain.

The main river is the river that names the county - the Prahova River. It flows from the mountains, through the Prahova Valley collecting many other rivers - the Doftana River, the Teleajen River and others.

• Buzău County in the East.
• Dâmboviţa County in the West.
• Braşov County in the North.
• Ialomiţa County and Ilfov County in the South.

The area contains the main oil reserves in Romania having a long tradition in extracting and refining the oil. The county is heavily industrialised, more than 115,000 people being involved in an industrial activity. It realises over 8% of the country's industrial production. Some of the biggest international corporations like Coca Cola, Unilever, Interbrew, Michelin, Timken and others have invested heavily in the recent years.

The predominant industries in the county are:

• Oil industry - almost 50% of the county's industrial production.
• Oil extracting equipment.
• Chemical industry.
• Rubber industry.
• Mechanical components industry.
• Food and beverages industry.
• Textile industry.

Agriculture is also developed - in the southern part mainly extensive agriculture and the hills area is well suited for wines and fruit orchards. In total it realises about 3% of the country's agricultural production.

The Prahova Valley is one of the areas with the highest tourist potential in the country having one of the best tourism facilities in Romania.

The main tourist destinations are:

• On the Prahova valley:
  • The Sinaia Resort.
  • The Buşteni Resort.
  • The Azuga Resort.
  • The Bucegi Mountains.
• On the Teleajen River Valley:
  • The Vălenii de Munte Resort.
  • Cheia.
  • Slănic.
  • The Zăganul Mountains
  • The Ciucaş Mountains.
• On the Doftana River Valley:
  • The Teleaga Resort.
  • Valea Doftanei.
  • The Gârbova Mountains.
• The city of Ploieşti.
• The city of Câmpina.

The county has 2 municipalities, 12 towns and 89 communes.

• Ploieşti - capital city; population: 253,068
• Câmpina - population: 38,758

• Azuga
• Băicoi
• Boldeşti-Scăeni
• Breaza
• Buşteni
• Comarnic
• Mizil
• Plopeni
• Sinaia
• Slǎnic
• Urlaţi
• Vălenii de Munte

Adunaţi Albeşti-Paleologu Aluniş Apostolache Ariceştii Rahtivani Ariceştii Zeletin Baba Ana Balta Doamnei Bălţeşti Băneşti Bărcăneşti Bătrâni Berceni Bertea

Blejoi Boldeşti-Grădiştea Brazi Brebu Bucov Călugăreni Cărbuneşti Ceptura Ceraşu Chiojdeanca Ciorani Cocorăştii Mislii Cocorăştii Colţ Colceag

Cornu Cosminele Drăgăneşti Drajna Dumbrava Dumbrăveşti Filipeştii de Pădure Filipeştii de Târg Fântânele Floreşti Fulga Gherghiţa Gorgota Gornet

Gornet-Cricov Gura Vadului Gura Vitioarei Iordăcheanu Izvoarele Jugureni Lapoş Lipăneşti Măgurele Măgureni Măneciu Măneşti Olari Păcureţi

Păuleşti Plopu Podenii Noi Poiana Câmpina Poienarii Burchii Poseşti Predeal-Sărari Proviţa de Jos Proviţa de Sus Puchenii Mari Râfov Salcia Sălciile Scorţeni

Secăria Sângeru Şirna Şoimari Şotrile Starchiojd Ştefeşti Surani Talea Tătaru Teişani Telega Tinosu Târgşoru Vechi

Tomşani Vadu Săpat Valea Călugărească Valea Doftanei Vărbilău Vâlcăneşti

• Prahova River
• Prahova Valley

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