Bucov

Bucov is a commune in , , , just east of , the county seat. It is composed of five villages: Bighilin, Bucov, Chițorani, Pleașa, and Valea Orlei.
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  • Type: Village with 10,300 residents
  • Description: commune in Prahova County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Satu Bucovei”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Petrotel Lukoil Refinery.

Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the largest oil refineries and one of the largest in , located in Ploieşti, . Its main activity is the processing of and oil, but a separate unit is specialised in biodiesel production and another unit specialises in energy production. is situated 3½ km south of Bucov.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chițorani and Valea Orlei.

Village
Photo: Costinmicu54, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Bucov.

Village
Photo: Costinmicu54, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Bucov.

Village
Photo: Costinmicu54, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Bucov.

Bucov

Latitude
44.97377° or 44° 58′ 26″ north
Longitude
26.08055° or 26° 4′ 50″ east
Population
10,300
Elevation
142 metres (466 feet)
United Nations Location Code
RO BCV
Open location code
8GP8X3FJ+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 74663466
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
683547
Wiki­data ID
Q746309
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Bucov” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bucov”
  • Cebuano: “Comuna Bucov”
  • Chechen: “Буков (коммуна)”
  • Chechen: “Буков”
  • Chinese: “Bucov”
  • Chinese: “布科夫鄉”
  • Czech: “Bucov”
  • Dutch: “Bucov”
  • French: “Bucov”
  • Hungarian: “Bucov”
  • Irish: “Bucov”
  • Italian: “Bucov”
  • Malay: “Bucov”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bucov”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bucov”
  • Polish: “Bucov”
  • Polish: “Bukowo”
  • Portuguese: “Bucov”
  • Romanian: “Bucov”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Bucov, Prahova”
  • Serbian: “Општина Буков”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Bucov, Prahova”
  • Spanish: “Bucov”
  • Tatar: “Буков (коммуна)”
  • Tatar: “Буков”
  • Turkish: “Bucov”
  • Ukrainian: “Буков”
  • Vietnamese: “Bucov”
  • Volapük: “Bucov”
  • “Bucov”

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