Băicoi

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Băicoi

|official_name=Băicoi
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Prahova County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Autolink|Town
settlement_type=Town|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Nicolae Spiridon
|leader_party=Democratic Party
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=20234|latd=45|latm=2|lats=43|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=51|longs=57|longEW=E|
website=http://www.baicoi.ro

Băicoi (IPA|/bəj'koj/) is a town in Prahova county, Romania, near the 45th parallel. It lies near Floreşti, a train stop between Ploieşti and Câmpina.

Its name is derived from "Baicu" a Romanian name, possibly of Cuman origin.

Băicoi was one of the villages where Peace Corps Trainees stayed in 2002 and 2003 while theywere training to serve in the U.S. Peace Corps in Romania.

External links

* [http://members.tripod.com/ltbaicoi National College]
* [http://www.baicoi.com.ro/ Town Web site]