Comarnic

Comarnic () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,106 as of 2021. Four villages are administered by the town: Ghioșești, Podu Lung, Poiana, and Posada.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: town
Romanian subdivision.county: Prahova
Romanian subdivision.image_flag: ROU PH Comarnic.png
Romanian subdivision.image_shield: ROU PH Comarnic CoA.png
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: This is Comarnic City - Orasul Comarnic.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: DN1 passing through Comarnic
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Campina jud Prahova.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Prahova County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Sorin Popa
Romanian subdivision.leader_term: 2024–2028
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PNL
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 555
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 89.97
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 105700
Romanian subdivision.area_code: (+40) 02 44

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Comarnic
Population: 11106
Area: 89.97
Elevation: 555.000000
Official website: www.comarnic.net
Image: This is Comarnic City - Orasul Comarnic.jpg

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Commons category: Comarnic
postal code: 105700
native label: Comarnic
phone number: +40-244360076
street address: Comarnic, strada Republicii, nr 104
email address: mailto:[email protected]
inception: 1510-00-00

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Comarnic () is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, with a population of 11,106 as of 2021. Four villages are administered by the town: Ghioșești, Podu Lung, Poiana, and Posada.

==Geography== The town is situated in the southern foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, close to the interface between the Southern Carpathians and the Eastern Carpathians, at an altitude of . It lies towards the southern end of the Prahova Valley, along the Prahova River, in the main on the left bank, but with some of the component villages on the right bank of the river.