Ploiesti (/plo'je?t?/, older spelling: Ploesti) is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia, Romania. The city is located 56 km (35 mi) north of Bucharest. In 2002, it had a population of 232,527, making it the ninth-largest city in Romania.
Ploiesti is the second railway center , with 4 railway stations (the biggest is Ploiesti Sud, then Ploiesti Vest) , in the country after Bucharest, linking Bucharest with Transylvania and Moldavia.

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