Bălănești

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Bălănești

Total population

798

Air quality index

55Moderate

Land area62.85 km²

Coordinates45.06°, 23.39°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bălănești is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bălănești, Blidari, Cânepești, Glodeni, Ohaba, Voiteștii din Deal and Voiteștii din Vale.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in Gorj

• Preajba Mare
  2.1 mi away · pop. 610
• Copăcioasa
  2.7 mi away · pop. 506
• Drăgoeni
  2.9 mi away · pop. 778
• Cânepești
  2.9 mi away · pop. 93
• Lintea
  3.2 mi away · pop. 175
• Curtișoara
  3.5 mi away · pop. 770
• Iezureni
  3.9 mi away · pop. 548
• Glodeni
  3.9 mi away · pop. 651
• Scoarța
  4.6 mi away · pop. 622
• Turcinești
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,081
• Lazuri
  5 mi away · pop. 323
• Ohaba
  5.1 mi away · pop. 313

Browse all places in Gorj →

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

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Seen 2026-07-22

Littoral Dark Bush-cricket

Pholidoptera littoralis

Seen 2026-07-14

Four-spotted Moth

Tyta luctuosa

Seen 2026-07-05

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-06-23

Livelong Saxifrage

Saxifraga paniculata

Seen 2026-05-24

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandra

Seen 2026-05-23

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Seen 2026-04-25

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Seen 2026-04-10

Annual stonecrop

Sedum annuum

Seen 2025-08-08

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