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Kriukai

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Total population

533

Air quality index

25Good
Coordinates56.30°, 23.82°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kriukai is a small town that lies in Šiauliai, Lithuania. It is home to roughly 533 residents. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 56.299°, 23.821°. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,036 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 41% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
56.2991
Longitude
23.8205
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,690
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    44
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    39
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    34
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    31
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    31
  • Common House-Martin
    Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    26
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    26
  • Ceratopogon punctatus Meigen, 1804
    Ceratopogon punctatus Meigen, 1804 · Insecta
    25

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Hillel Kook
Hillel Kook
Revisionist Zionist activist and politician (1915-2001)
A
Audronė Viktorija Škiudaitė
J
Jonas Vytautas Bruveris
Lithuanian musicologist
J
Julius Kazlauskas
J
Juozas Petraitis
K
Klemensas Algimantas Bertulis
Povilas Mataitis
Povilas Mataitis
V
Vytautas Bareikis
J
Jonas Algimantas Paužolis
Lithuanian military personnel
J
Jonas Pauža
V
Valerija Ramonaitė

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.84
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,036

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
57
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API