# Plopeni

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{{for multi|the village in Constanța County|Chirnogeni|the village in Prahova County|Dumbrăvești|the village in Suceava County|Salcea|the village in Vaslui County|Bogdana, Vaslui}}

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = town
|county             = Prahova
|official_name      = Plopeni
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU PH Plopeni CoA.png
|image_skyline      = Plopeni, Prahova, Romania.01.jpg
|image_caption      = 
|image_location     =
|image_map          = Plopeni jud Prahova.png
|map_caption        = Location in Prahova County
|leader_name        = Dragoș Niță<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale09062024v2/ |title=Results of the 2024 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=6 January 2026 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|leader_term        = 2024&ndash;2028
|leader_party       = PNL
|coordinates        = {{coord|45|03|N|25|57|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 240
|elevation_min      = 
|elevation_max      = 
|area_total         = 4.73
|area_footnotes     = 
|population_as_of   = 
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 105900
|area_code          = (+40) 0244
|website            = {{URL|http://www.primariaplopeni.ro}}
}}
'''Plopeni''' ({{IPA|ro|ploˈpenʲ}}) is a town in [Prahova County](/source/Prahova_County), [Muntenia](/source/Muntenia), [Romania](/source/Romania), with a population of 6,709 as of 2021.

The town is situated at the northern edge of the [Wallachian Plain](/source/Wallachian_Plain), at an altitude of {{cvt|240|m}}, on the right bank of the [Teleajen River](/source/Teleajen). It is located in the central part of Prahova County, {{cvt|15|km}} north of the county seat, [Ploiești](/source/Ploie%C8%99ti).

Plopeni is crossed by [county road](/source/Roads_in_Romania) DJ102, which connects it to [Păulești](/source/P%C4%83ule%C8%99ti%2C_Prahova) and Ploiești, where it meets national road [DN1B](/source/DN1B). The Plopeni train station serves the [CFR](/source/C%C4%83ile_Ferate_Rom%C3%A2ne) [Line 306](/source/C%C4%83ile_Ferate_Rom%C3%A2ne_Line_300), which starts at Ploiești South station and ends in [Slănic](/source/Sl%C4%83nic).

{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1977 |6071
|1992 |10284
|2002 |10083
|2011 |7509
|2021 |6709
}}

==Climate==
Plopeni has a [humid continental climate](/source/humid_continental_climate) (''Cfb'' in the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification)).

<div style="width:70%;">
{{Weather box
|location = Plopeni
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|collapsed = y
|Jan high C = 2.7
|Feb high C = 5.4
|Mar high C = 10.4
|Apr high C = 15.9
|May high C = 21
|Jun high C = 24.6
|Jul high C = 26.8
|Aug high C = 27
|Sep high C = 21.7
|Oct high C = 15.6
|Nov high C = 9.8
|Dec high C = 4.6
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = -1.6
|Feb mean C = 0.5
|Mar mean C = 5
|Apr mean C = 10.6
|May mean C = 15.9
|Jun mean C = 19.9
|Jul mean C = 22
|Aug mean C = 22
|Sep mean C = 16.7
|Oct mean C = 10.7
|Nov mean C = 5.5
|Dec mean C = 0.3
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -5.4
|Feb low C = -3.8
|Mar low C = -0.5
|Apr low C = 4.5
|May low C = 9.8
|Jun low C = 14
|Jul low C = 16.1
|Aug low C = 16.2
|Sep low C = 11.5
|Oct low C = 6
|Nov low C = 1.8
|Dec low C = -3
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 45
|Feb precipitation mm = 41
|Mar precipitation mm = 52
|Apr precipitation mm = 65
|May precipitation mm = 83
|Jun precipitation mm = 88
|Jul precipitation mm = 75
|Aug precipitation mm = 50
|Sep precipitation mm = 59
|Oct precipitation mm = 59
|Nov precipitation mm = 53
|Dec precipitation mm = 54
|year precipitation =
|date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/plopeni-45730/}}
</div>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gallery
|File:Plopeni train station, Romania.04.jpg|Plopeni train station
|File:Plopeni sports hall (Romania).03.jpg|Plopeni sports hall
}}

{{commons category|Plopeni}}
{{Prahova County}}

Category:Towns in Romania
Category:Populated places in Prahova County
Category:Localities in Muntenia
Category:Monotowns in Romania

{{Prahova-geo-stub}}

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