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Ban

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Total population

674

Coordinates47.09°, 22.80°

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

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City facts

Overview

Ban sits in Sălaj, Romania and is identified as a small village. Public datasets list a population of roughly 674. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 47.093°, 22.804°. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,279 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.0927
Longitude
22.8041
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)
4,434
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    252
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    198
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    176
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    163
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    146
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    120
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    110
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    108

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
2025-10-15

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Sălaj

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,279

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
0
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

Events

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
140226
Population (Wikidata)
431
Wikidata
Q530675

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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