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Rîșcani

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Total population

14,400

Air quality index

33Good
Coordinates47.95°, 27.55°

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

As a small town in Moldova, Rîșcani occupies its own corner of the country. Rîșcani maps to 47.954°, 27.551° — squarely within the temperate belt. Public datasets list a population of roughly 14,400. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,289 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.9536
Longitude
27.5514
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
33
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
154
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Fieldfare
    Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4
  • Prickly Lettuce
    Lactuca serriola L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Stag Beetle
    Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3
  • Southern Darter
    Sympetrum meridionale (Selys, 1841) · Insecta
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
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

J
Jacó Guinsburg
university professor and researcher active in Brazil
Yakov Berezin
Yakov Berezin
E
Evgeny Nikitin
Russian poet
Mina Polyanskaya
Mina Polyanskaya
Russian/German writer and essayist
V
Valentina Cușnir
Moldovan politician
N
N. Botnariuc
Romanian zoologist
V
Valentin Ungureanu
A
Alexandru Chișlari
Moldovan Soviet politician
E
Efimiy Mikhailovich Koval
politician in Transnistria
G
Gheorghe Untu
V
Victoria Raileanu
Actress

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

Books about Rîșcani

Zăicani între legendă și adevăr
Gheorghe Miron · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library