Lapoș Explained

Type:commune
County:Prahova
Population Total:auto
Lapoș
Leader Name:Dumitru-Constantin Țîrlea
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:45.1366°N 26.3446°W
Area Total:29.67
Postal Code:107335

Lapoș is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Glod, Lapoș, Lăpoșel and Pietricica.

The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, northeast of the county seat, Ploiești, on the border with Buzău County. The rivers Cricovul Sărat and Nișcov have their source nearby. The county road DJ235 connects Lapoș to the Sângeru commune.

On these lands, Doamna Neaga, the wife of Mihnea Turcitul, Voivode of Wallachia between 1577 and 1583, and again from 1585 to 1591, had their gardens and orchards.

The Lapoș oil field is located on the territory of the commune.