Plopeni (Romanian pronunciation: [ploˈpenʲ]) is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 6,709 as of 2021.
The town is situated at the northern edge of the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 240 m (790 ft), on the right bank of the Teleajen River. It is located in the central part of Prahova County, 15 km (9.3 mi) north of the county seat, Ploiești.
Plopeni is crossed by county road DJ102, which connects it to Păulești and Ploiești, where it meets national road DN1B. The Plopeni train station serves the CFR Line 306, which starts at Ploiești South station and ends in Slănic.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6,071 | — |
| 1992 | 10,284 | +69.4% |
| 2002 | 10,083 | −2.0% |
| 2011 | 7,509 | −25.5% |
| 2021 | 6,709 | −10.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Climate
Plopeni has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Plopeni | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21 (70) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27 (81) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5 (41) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
10.6 (51.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14 (57) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6 (43) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3 (27) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) |
41 (1.6) |
52 (2.0) |
65 (2.6) |
83 (3.3) |
88 (3.5) |
75 (3.0) |
50 (2.0) |
59 (2.3) |
59 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
54 (2.1) |
724 (28.6) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/plopeni-45730/ | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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Plopeni train station -
Plopeni sports hall
