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Balasan

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Total population

648

Coordinates44.02°, 23.26°

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

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City facts

Overview

Balasan is a small village that lies in Dolj, Romania. It is home to roughly 648 residents. Balasan maps to 44.025°, 23.262° — squarely within the temperate belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.0247
Longitude
23.2618
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)
742
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    28
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    25
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    25
  • Duke of Argyll's Teaplant
    Lycium barbarum L. · Magnoliopsida
    24
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    19
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Honey-Locust
    Gleditsia triacanthos L. · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • White Mulberry
    Morus alba L. · Magnoliopsida
    15

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2020-06-25

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Amza Pellea
Amza Pellea
Romanian actor (1931-1983)
Ștefan Iovan
Ștefan Iovan
Romanian footballer
Marcel Iureș
Marcel Iureș
Romanian actor
Valerică Găman
Valerică Găman
Romanian footballer
S
Simona Staicu
Romanian athletics competitor
Adriana Nechita
Adriana Nechita
Romanian handball player
D
Dumitru Gheorghe
Romanian association football player
Dumitru Furdui
Dumitru Furdui
Romanian actor (1936-1998)
I
Ion Mitilineu
Romanian politician
I
Ion P. Filipescu
Romanian jurist
J
Jean Pădureanu
Romanian association football player (1936-2016)
P
Petre Anghel
Romanian novelist (1944-2015)
G
Georgiana Ciuciulete
Romanian handball player
N
Nicolae Badea
Romanian businessman
I
Ion Cioabă
politician (1935–1997)
S
Sabin Drinceanu
painter

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

Nearby places in Dolj

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,398

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
70334
Population (Wikidata)
457
Wikidata
Q12080594

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843