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Bala

Mehedințivillage

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Total population

915

Coordinates44.88°, 22.83°

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

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City facts

Overview

Bala, a small village in Mehedinți, Romania, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 915. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (44.883°, 22.835°). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Bala.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.8834
Longitude
22.8346
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)
1,247
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rustyback
    Asplenium ceterach L. · Polypodiopsida
    33
  • Spanish Stonecrop
    Sedum hispanicum L. · Magnoliopsida
    22
  • Common wall lizard
    Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) · Squamata
    19
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19
  • Wall-rue
    Asplenium ruta-muraria L. · Polypodiopsida
    18
  • Three-toothed orchid
    Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida
    18
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    15
  • serpentine black spleenwort
    Asplenium cuneifolium Viv. · Polypodiopsida
    15

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
31
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Grigore Crăiniceanu
Grigore Crăiniceanu
Romanian general
Ion Ioanid
Ion Ioanid
Romanian dissident (1926-2003)
N
Nicolae Dragoș
Romanian poet

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

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Straw Underwing
Straw Underwing
Thalpophila matura
Seen 2026-08-25
European Mantis
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
Seen 2026-08-25
Pale Tussock Moth
Pale Tussock Moth
Calliteara pudibunda
Seen 2026-08-25
Mylabris variabilis
Mylabris variabilis
Mylabris variabilis
Seen 2026-07-26
European Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
Seen 2026-07-26
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
Seen 2026-07-21
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Seen 2026-07-21
Common Hoopoe
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Seen 2026-07-21

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist