Baciu

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Baciu

Total population

3,677

Air quality index

18Good

Coordinates46.79°, 23.53°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Baciu is a commune in Cluj County, located in the region of Transylvania, in the northwestern part of Romania. Baciu lies a short distance from the county seat of Cluj-Napoca. It is composed of seven villages: Baciu, Corușu (Nádaskóród), Mera (Méra), Popești (Nádaspapfalva), Rădaia (Andrásháza), Săliștea Nouă (Csonkatelep), and Suceagu (Szucság).

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in Cluj

• Popești
  2.4 mi away · pop. 591
• Suceagu
  3 mi away · pop. 1,170
• Rădaia
  3.1 mi away · pop. 125
• Cluj-Napoca
  3.3 mi away · pop. 324,576
• Florești
  3.7 mi away · pop. 52,735
• Mera
  3.9 mi away · pop. 1,368
• Corușu
  4.1 mi away · pop. 641
• Chinteni
  5 mi away · pop. 1,022
• Tăuți
  5.5 mi away · pop. 197
• Luna de Sus
  5.6 mi away · pop. 2,015
• Nădășelu
  5.9 mi away · pop. 260
• Viștea
  6 mi away · pop. 885

Browse all places in Cluj →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Seen 2026-06-02

Nettle Clustercup Rust fungus

Puccinia urticata

Seen 2026-06-02

field bindweed

Convolvulus arvensis

Seen 2026-06-02

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-06-02

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-06-02

Knapweed Fritillary

Melitaea phoebe

Seen 2026-06-02

Citrus Looper

Ascotis selenaria

Seen 2026-06-02

Pale Oak Beauty

Hypomecis punctinalis

Seen 2026-06-02

The Delicate

Mythimna vitellina

Seen 2026-06-02

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Baciu, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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