Filipeștii de Târg explained

Type:commune
County:Prahova
Official Name:Filipeștii de Târg
Leader Name:Aurelian Manole
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:44.9833°N 72°W
Elevation:270
Area Total:35.26
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:107250
Area Code:+(40) 244

Filipeștii de Târg is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Brătășanca, Filipeștii de Târg, and Mărginenii de Jos. The locality was a town until 1950.

The commune is situated towards the northern edge of the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of, on the right bank of the Prahova River. It is located in the western part of Prahova County, west of the county seat, Ploiești, on the border with Dâmbovița County.

On its southern side, Filipeștii de Târg is crossed by national road, which connects Ploiești to Târgoviște. The Brătășanca halt serves the CFR Ploiești–Târgoviște railway.

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