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Bălănești

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Total population

405

Coordinates45.34°, 26.49°

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

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City facts

Overview

Set in Buzău, Romania, Bălănești is recorded in open geodata as a small village. Bălănești maps to 45.341°, 26.485° — squarely within the temperate belt. It is home to roughly 405 residents. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.3409
Longitude
26.4855
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)
1,741
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    130
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    92
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    51
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    50
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    50
  • Duke of Argyll's Teaplant
    Lycium barbarum L. · Magnoliopsida
    47
  • Russian Olive
    Elaeagnus angustifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    45
  • Cherry Plum
    Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · Magnoliopsida
    36

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
416
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2004-10-27

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Vasile Voiculescu
Vasile Voiculescu
Romanian writer (1884–1963)
A
Anghel T. Anuțoiu
Romanian military personnel (1914-2003)
C
Constantin M. Drăgan
Romanian cont-economist
C
Constantin Dimache
P
Petre-Emanoil Neagu
Romanian politician from Buzău County
D
Dometie Manolache

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,338

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Green Toad
Green Toad
Bufotes viridis
Seen 2026-08-09
Oak Eggar
Oak Eggar
Lasiocampa quercus
Seen 2026-08-06
scarlet pimpernel
scarlet pimpernel
Lysimachia arvensis
Seen 2026-07-12
common mugwort
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Seen 2026-07-12
Black horehound
Black horehound
Ballota nigra
Seen 2026-07-12
common toadflax
common toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Seen 2026-07-11
Common St. John's Wort
Common St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Seen 2026-07-11
bladder campion
bladder campion
Silene vulgaris
Seen 2026-07-11
five-bladed motherwort
five-bladed motherwort
Leonurus quinquelobatus
Seen 2026-07-11

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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