Baba Ana is a
commune in
Prahova County
Prahova County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Ploiești.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 762,886 and the population density was 161/km². It is Romania's third mos ...
,
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
,
Romania. It is composed of five villages: Baba Ana, Cireșanu, Conduratu, Crângurile, and Satu Nou.
The commune lies in the
Wallachian Plain, on the banks of the river
Ghighiu. It is located in the southeastern part of Prahova County, on the border with
Buzău County, just south of the town of
Mizil and east of the county seat,
Ploiești.
The
national road DN1B
DN1B ( ro, Drumul Național 1B) is a national road in Romania which runs from Ploiești to Buzău via Mizil. The DN1B has recently been upgraded. On its first segment, from Ploiești to Valea Călugărească it runs through one of Romania's most ...
, which runs from Ploiești to
Buzău via Mizil, passes close to the northern side of the commune. The
A7 motorway (currently under construction) will have an exit at Cireșanu.
References
Baba Ana
Localities in Muntenia
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