Urlați
Town in Prahova, Romania
Coat of arms
Location in Prahova County
(2021-12-01)[2]
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Urlați (Romanian pronunciation: [urˈlat͡sʲ]) is a town in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. In 2021, it had a population of 10,131. Sixteen villages are administered by the town: Arioneștii Noi, Arioneștii Vechi, Cherba, Jercălăi, Mărunțiș, Orzoaia de Jos, Orzoaia de Sus, Schiau, Ulmi, Valea Bobului, Valea Crângului, Valea Mieilor, Valea Nucetului, Valea Pietrei, Valea Seman and Valea Urloii.
The town is located in the south-central part of the county. It borders the following communes: Ceptura to the northeast, Tomșani to the southeast, Albești Paleologu to the south, Valea Călugărească to the southwest, Plopu to the west, and Iordăcheanu to the north.
The river Cricovul Sărat flows through Urlați.
Natives
- Octavian Grigore (born 1964), football manager and former player
- Constantin Vișoianu (1897–1994), jurist, diplomat, and politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs at the end or World War II
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 4,441 | — |
| 1930 | 5,501 | +23.9% |
| 1948 | 6,661 | +21.1% |
| 1956 | 8,658 | +30.0% |
| 1966 | 9,145 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 10,654 | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 12,309 | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 11,858 | −3.7% |
| 2011 | 10,064 | −15.1% |
| 2021 | 10,131 | +0.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Climate
Urlați has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Urlați | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25 (77) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 22 (72) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.9 (49.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11 (52) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | 11.0 (51.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5 (23) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | −2.7 (27.1) | 6.0 (42.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) | 38 (1.5) | 47 (1.9) | 60 (2.4) | 76 (3.0) | 78 (3.1) | 70 (2.8) | 41 (1.6) | 55 (2.2) | 53 (2.1) | 49 (1.9) | 50 (2.0) | 659 (26.2) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/prahova/urlati-19252/ | |||||||||||||
References
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- Bălțești
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- Bertea
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- Boldești-Grădiștea
- Brazi
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- Bucov
- Călugăreni
- Cărbunești
- Ceptura
- Cerașu
- Chiojdeanca
- Ciorani
- Cocorăștii Colț
- Cocorăștii Mislii
- Colceag
- Cornu
- Cosminele
- Drăgănești
- Drajna
- Dumbrava
- Dumbrăvești
- Fântânele
- Filipeștii de Pădure
- Filipeștii de Târg
- Florești
- Fulga
- Gherghița
- Gorgota
- Gornet
- Gornet-Cricov
- Gura Vadului
- Gura Vitioarei
- Iordăcheanu
- Izvoarele
- Jugureni
- Lapoș
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- Olari
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- Păulești
- Plopu
- Podenii Noi
- Poiana Câmpina
- Poienarii Burchii
- Posești
- Predeal-Sărari
- Provița de Jos
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- Puchenii Mari
- Râfov
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- Scorțeni
- Secăria
- Șirna
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- Surani
- Talea
- Târgșoru Vechi
- Tătaru
- Teișani
- Telega
- Tinosu
- Tomșani
- Vadu Săpat
- Vâlcănești
- Valea Călugărească
- Valea Doftanei
- Vărbilău
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