Bănești

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Bănești

Total population

3,276

Coordinates45.10°, 25.76°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bănești is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bănești and Urleta.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Marin Constantin

Romanian musician (1925–2011)

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Ioan Moisin

Romanian journalist (1947-2017)

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Marius Nedelcu

Romanian singer

Ion Alexe

boxer

Maria Manuela Danci

Romanian sportswoman

Nicolae Georgescu

Romanian association football player (1936-1983)

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Daniel Costescu

Romanian footballer

Petre Munteanu

Romanian singer (1916-1988)

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Alina Bercu

Romanian musician

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Claudiu Dumitrescu

Romanian footballer

Eugen Jebeleanu

Romanian writer and translator

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H. E. Chapman

British police officer (1870–1944)

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Henrik Kacser

Hungarian biochemist (1918–1995)

Ion Stoian

Romanian politician

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Mugurel Dedu

Romanian footballer

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Sorin Poenaru

Romanian fencer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Prahova

• Bobolia
  1.1 mi away · pop. 1,086
• Urleta
  2 mi away · pop. 2,640
• Pietrișu
  2.2 mi away · pop. 338
• Doftana
  2.9 mi away · pop. 551
• Poiana Câmpina
  3 mi away · pop. 4,036
• Mislea
  3.1 mi away · pop. 2,110
• Lunca Prahovei
  3.7 mi away · pop. 1,108
• Răgman
  3.8 mi away · pop. 122
• Cap Roșu
  3.9 mi away · pop. 320
• Piatra
  3.9 mi away · pop. 176
• Drăgăneasa
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,178
• Cornu de Jos
  4.3 mi away · pop. 3,410

Browse all places in Prahova →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.