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Balșa

Hunedoaravillage

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Total population

361

Air quality index

55Moderate

Coordinates46.03°, 23.10°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Hunedoara, Romania, Balșa is a small village. Balșa maps to 46.028°, 23.100° — squarely within the temperate belt. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 361. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,281 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

46.0283

Longitude

23.0997

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate

55

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

10.6

PM10 (µg/m³)

23

Ozone (µg/m³)

69

NO₂ (µg/m³)

1.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

717

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

False-acacia
Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
43
Johnson-grass
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
30
Tree-of-Heaven
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
24
Canadian Fleabane
Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
18
Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
16
Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
15
Mexican firebrush
Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott · Magnoliopsida
13
Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
11

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

11

Largest magnitude

5

Largest event

2023-02-13

Most recent

M 4.3 — 2024-08-10
5 km NNE of Ohaba Lungă, Romania
M 5 — 2023-02-13
0 km ESE of Dobri?a, Romania
M 4.6 — 2013-09-08
1 km WSW of General Berthelot, Romania
M 4.3 — 2013-09-08
2 km NNE of Tote?ti, Romania
M 3.4 — 2008-07-10
7 km NNW of Bâlta, Romania
M 3 — 2007-07-13
1 km NW of Dobri?a, Romania

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Ferenc Lönhart

Ferenc Lönhart

Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop (1819-1897)

Gáspár Bekes

Hungarian noble, politician (1520-1579)

József Franzenau

Ioan Grigoraș

Olympic wrestler

American priest

Lajos Litschauer

Hungarian mining engineer

Ioan Budoiu

Dumitru Muntoiu

Romanian archivist and professor (1864-1936)

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.51

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,281

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

Sources

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