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Bălteni

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Bălteni

Total population

819

Air quality index

41Good
Elevation115 m
Land area32.31 km²
Coordinates46.67°, 27.62°

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City facts

Elevation
115 m
Area
32.31 km²
head of government
Constantin-Relu Brașoveanu
Official website
www.comunabaltenivs.ro

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bălteni is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bălteni, Bălteni-Deal and Chetrești.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.6749
Longitude
27.6240
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
41
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
58
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,932
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    223
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    222
  • Black Locust Leafminer
    Macrosaccus robiniella (Clemens, 1859) · Insecta
    158
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    155
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    151
  • Large walnut aphid
    Panaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta
    129
  • Marsh-elder
    Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. · Magnoliopsida
    82
  • Fall Webworm
    Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) · Insecta
    78

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
19
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2014-11-22

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,312

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
13
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Field Eryngo
Field Eryngo
Eryngium campestre
Seen 2026-08-13
chicken of the woods
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Seen 2026-06-06
Rustic Sailor Beetle
Rustic Sailor Beetle
Cantharis rustica
Seen 2026-05-01
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
Seen 2026-04-29
European Goldfinch
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Seen 2026-04-29
Smooth Snake
Smooth Snake
Coronella austriaca
Seen 2026-03-12
Turkish Snail
Turkish Snail
Helix lucorum
Seen 2025-10-04
tansy
tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
Seen 2025-10-02
Leather Beetle
Leather Beetle
Carabus coriaceus
Seen 2025-09-12

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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