Romania
Ilfov
Oraş Popeşti Leordeni

Popești-Leordeni

Popești-Leordeni is a town in , , , 9 km south of downtown , although from the northern edge of the town to the southern edge of Bucharest the distance is less than 100 m.
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  • Type: Town with 53,400 residents
  • Description: town in Ilfov County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Popeşti”, “Popesti-Leordeni”, “Popeşti-Leordeni”, “Popeşti-Leurdeni”, “Popeştii”, “Popeştii-Conduratu”, and “Popoeştii-Leordeni”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Văcărești Nature Park and Dimitrie Leonida metro station.

Nature reserve
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is a nature park located in of , , containing the wetlands surrounding Lake Văcărești. is situated 3½ km northwest of Popești-Leordeni.

Metro station
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Dimitrie Leonida, formerly known as IMGB is a metro station in southern , , on Line 2. The station was originally built in order to transport workers to the Kvaerner IMGB steelworks.

Power station
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The is a large thermal power plant located in , having 2 generation groups of 50 MW each, 2 units of 100 MW and 2 units of 125 MW having a total electricity generation capacity of 550 MW. is situated 3 km north of Popești-Leordeni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Apărătorii Patriei Quarter and Berceni.

Suburb
Photo: eug.sim, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of Popești-Leordeni.

Suburb
is a district of southern . is situated 4 km west of Popești-Leordeni.

Suburb
Photo: Dahn, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in southeastern , , along the . It is located in , and lies between the , , , Olteniței, and districts. is situated 4½ km northwest of Popești-Leordeni.

Popești-Leordeni

Latitude
44.37943° or 44° 22′ 46″ north
Longitude
26.1677° or 26° 10′ 4″ east
Population
53,400
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
United Nations Location Code
RO PLE
Open location code
8GP895H9+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2042613630
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
669870
Wiki­data ID
Q926163
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Vietnamese—“Popești-Leordeni” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Bulgarian: “Попещ Леорден”
  • Bulgarian: “Попещ Леордени”
  • Catalan: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Cebuano: “Oraș Popești Leordeni”
  • Cebuano: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Chinese: “波佩什蒂-莱奥尔代尼”
  • Chinese: “波佩什蒂-萊奧爾代尼”
  • Czech: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Danish: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
  • Dutch: “Popesti-Leordeni”
  • Dutch: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
  • Dutch: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Estonian: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • French: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • German: “Popesti-Leordeni”
  • German: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Hungarian: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Indonesian: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
  • Indonesian: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Irish: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Italian: “Popesti Leordeni”
  • Italian: “Popesti-Leordeni”
  • Italian: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Malay: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Persian: “پوپشت-لئوردن”
  • Polish: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Portuguese: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Romanian: “Popeşti Leordeni”
  • Romanian: “Popești Leordeni”
  • Romanian: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
  • Romanian: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Russian: “Попешти-Леордени”
  • Serbian: “Popešti-Leordeni”
  • Serbian: “Popeşti-Leordeni”
  • Serbian: “Општина Попешти Леордени”
  • Serbian: “Попешти-Леордени”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Popești Leordeni, Ilfov”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Popești Leordeni”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پوپشت-لئوردن”
  • Spanish: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Swedish: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Turkish: “Popești-Leordeni”
  • Ukrainian: “Попешті-Леордені”
  • Ukrainian: “Попешть-Леордень”
  • Vietnamese: “Popesti-Leordeni”
  • Vietnamese: “Popești-Leordeni”

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