Câmpina | |
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 Câmpina City Hall  Nicolae Grigorescu Museum | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Prahova County | |
  Câmpina Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates:45°07′48″N25°44′24″E / 45.13000°N 25.74000°E /45.13000; 25.74000 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Prahova |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–2028) | Irina-Mihaela Nistor[2] (PSD) |
Area | 24.23 km2 (9.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 426 m (1,398 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 28,993 |
| • Density | 1,197/km2 (3,099/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 105600 |
| Area code | (+40) 0244 |
| Vehicle reg. | PH |
| Website | www |
Câmpina (Romanian pronunciation:[ˈkɨmpina]) is acity inPrahova County, Romania, north of the county seatPloiești, located on the main route betweenWallachia andTransylvania. Its existence is first attested in a document of 1503. It is situated in the historical region ofMuntenia.
The city is located in the western part of Prahova County, 34 km (21 mi) northwest of the county seat,Ploiești. It is situated in a hilly region, at the southern end of thePrahova Valley, on the banks of the riverPrahova, in between the riversCâmpea andDoftana.
Câmpina is crossed bynational roadDN1, which linksBucharest, 100 km (62 mi) to the south, with the northwestern part of the country. The Câmpina railway station (opened in 1879) serves theCFRMain Line 300, which runs parallel to DN1, on the right bank of the Prahova.
Formerly a customs point on the trade route betweenTransylvania andWallachia, the town developed at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century as an oil extraction and processing center. Between 1897 and 1898, Câmpina was the site of the largestoil refinery in Europe.
Câmpina has ahumid continental climate (Cfb in theKöppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Câmpina | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 4.4 (39.9) | 14.4 (58.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | 0 (32) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15 (59) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.8 (60.4) | 10 (50) | 5 (41) | 0.1 (32.2) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −4.1 (24.6) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6 (43) | 1.7 (35.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | 5.3 (41.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 46 (1.8) | 63 (2.5) | 96 (3.8) | 147 (5.8) | 159 (6.3) | 154 (6.1) | 118 (4.6) | 77 (3.0) | 66 (2.6) | 57 (2.2) | 55 (2.2) | 1,084 (42.7) |
| Source:https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/campina-12801/ | |||||||||||||
There are 5 high schools in Câmpina:
There is also a Police Agents School in Câmpina (Școala de Agenți de Poliție "Vasile Lascăr"), one of the two police agent schools in the country. There are also two sanitary schools, Dr. Dinu Sanitary School and the Louis Pasteur Nursing and Pharma School.
The city is home to the 3rd-division football clubFC Unirea Câmpina and to 4th-division football clubFCM Câmpina, founded in 1936.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1897 | 3,774 | — |
| 1912 | 8,500 | +125.2% |
| 1948 | 22,800 | +168.2% |
| 1977 | 32,503 | +42.6% |
| 1992 | 41,554 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 38,758 | −6.7% |
| 2011 | 32,935 | −15.0% |
| 2021 | 28,993 | −12.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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