Prahova County

Prahova County
Județul Prahova
Coat of arms of Prahova County
Administrative map of Romania with Prahova county highlighted
Coordinates: 45°06′N 26°01′E / 45.1°N 26.02°E / 45.1; 26.02
CountryRomania
Development regionSud
Historical regionMuntenia
CapitalPloiești
Government
 • President of the County BoardIulian Dumitrescu (PNL)
 • PrefectEmil Drăgănescu
Area
 • Total4,716 km2 (1,821 sq mi)
 • Rank33rd
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
 • Total695,119
 • Rank3rd
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Telephone code(+40) 244 or (+40) 344[2]
ISO 3166 codeRO-PH
GDP (nominal)US$ 7.012 billion (2015)
GDP per capitaUS$ 9,191 (2015)
WebsiteCounty Council
Prefecture

Prahova County (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈprahova]) is a county (județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești.

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ The number used depends on the numbering system employed by the phone companies on the market.

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