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Glodeni

Total population

12,000

Air quality index

34Good
Coordinates47.77°, 27.50°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Moldova). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Glodeni is a city in Moldova. It is located in the north-western part of the country, in the old Bessarabia region. It is the largest city and administrative center of Glodeni District. Spread across an area of 31.4 km2 (12.1 sq mi), the town had a population of 8,676 inhabitants in 2014.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.7744
Longitude
27.5044
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
34
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
691
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Caspian Gull
    Larus cachinnans Pallas, 1811 · Aves
    6
  • Fieldfare
    Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2005-02-13

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Serghei Rogaciov
Serghei Rogaciov
Moldovan footballer (born 1977)
H
Hersh-Leib Kajber
Moldavian writer (1906-1942)
I
Ion Tudose
Moldovan politician
V
Vasile Stati
Moldovan politician
T
Tatiana Potîng
Moldovan politician
O
Oleg Tsybulko
A
Alexandru I. Gonța
V
Vladimir Tonciuc
politician
I
Ion Lupusor
Italian basketball player (born 1996)
N
Nicolae Chirtoacă
Moldovan politician
I
Izyaslav Chaykovsky
Soviet-Israeli physicist
V
Vasile Buzdugan
researcher

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

Nearby places in Moldova

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,289

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Glodeni

Spivai︠e︡ Sturzovka
K. F. Popovich · 1995
V zemle nashi korni
K. F. Popovich · 1997
Viișoara
Valeriu Nemerenco · 2001

Search results from Open Library.

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Sources

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