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Salantai

Klaipėdatown

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Total population

1,615

Coordinates56.06°, 21.57°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Klaipėda, Lithuania, Salantai is a town. Located at 56.059°, 21.569°, Salantai occupies a cool-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,615. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,065 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
56.0595
Longitude
21.5686
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,111
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Roman Snail
    Helix pomatia Linnaeus, 1758 · Gastropoda
    42
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    41
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    36
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    32
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    30
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    30
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28

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

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.92
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,065

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
227
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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