Map of Târgovişte, Romania

Târgovişte is the administrative centre of Dâmbovița County, Romania, with a population of about 66,965. It lies at 44.9254°N, 25.4567°E. Târgovişte is about 75 km (47 mi) northwest of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Câmpina, 31 km to the northeast.

Târgovişte at a glance

Where is Târgovişte?

• The 32nd 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 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Târgovişte

• Câmpina — 31 km northeast
• Ploieşti — 44 km east
• Piteşti — 47 km west
• Bucharest — 75 km southeast
• Braşov — 81 km north
• Râmnicu Vâlcea — 88 km west
• Slatina — 102 km southwest
• Alexandria — 105 km south
• Sfântu Gheorghe — 108 km north
• Buzău — 111 km east

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.