Plopeni (Romanian pronunciation: [ploˈpenʲ]) is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 6,709 as of 2021.
Plopeni | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Prahova County | |
  Plopeni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′N 25°57′E / 45.050°N 25.950°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Prahova |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Dragoș Niță[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 6,709 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | PH |
| Website | www |
| 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
editPlopeni 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
edit- ^ "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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