Map of Ploieşti, Romania

Ploieşti is the administrative centre of Prahova, Romania, with a population of about 180,540. It lies at 44.9500°N, 26.0167°E. Ploieşti is about 58 km (36 mi) north of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Câmpina, 30 km to the northwest.

Ploieşti at a glance

Where is Ploieşti?

• The 11th largest city in Romania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 46 min on the shortest day to 15 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ploieşti

• Câmpina — 30 km northwest
• Târgovişte — 44 km west
• Bucharest — 58 km south
• Buzău — 68 km east
• Braşov — 84 km north
• Râmnicu Sărat — 94 km northeast
• Sfântu Gheorghe — 104 km north
• Slobozia — 115 km east
• Giurgiu — 118 km south
• Alexandria — 120 km southwest

Largest cities in Prahova

• Câmpina — 41,554

Largest cities in Romania

• Bucharest — 1,877,155
• Iaşi — 378,954
• Constanţa — 317,832
• Cluj-Napoca — 286,598
• Braşov — 253,200
• Timişoara — 250,849
• Craiova — 234,140
• Galaţi — 217,851
• Târgu-Mureş — 212,752
• Oradea — 183,105

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.