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The town is situated in the central-eastern part of the Wallachian Plain, at the eastern border of the Oltenia historical region and in the western part of Olt County. Nearby towns to the east are: Slatina () and Pitești (); to the west: Balș () and Craiova (); to the north: Drăgășani () and Râmnicu Vâlcea (); and to the south Caracal () and Corabia (). Note that these are intermediate values between road and railway distances.