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Băneasa

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Băneasa

Total population

1,601

Elevation77 m
Land area72.85 km²
Coordinates45.95°, 27.94°

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City facts

Elevation
77 m
Area
72.85 km²
head of government
George-Aurelian Gache
Official website
www.primariacomuneibaneasa.ro

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Băneasa is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Băneasa and Roșcani.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9472
Longitude
27.9358
Water area
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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)
1,396
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    55
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    44
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    40
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    27
  • Phyllocnistis vitegenella Clemens, 1859
    Phyllocnistis vitegenella Clemens, 1859 · Insecta
    25
  • Large walnut aphid
    Panaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta
    25
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    22
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    22

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
120
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

Eremia Grigorescu
Eremia Grigorescu
Romanian general and politician (1863-1919)
Alexandru Cernat
Alexandru Cernat
Romanian military personnel
O
Octavian Buhociu
Romanian philosopher
Spiru Blănaru
Spiru Blănaru
Romanian anticommunist partisan
I
Iulian-Gabriel Bîrsan
Romanian politician
I
Ioan Gheorghe Savin
Romanian editor
L
Laurențiu Viorel Gâdei
Romanian politician from Târgu Bujor, Galați County
G
Gina Hagiu
Romanian painter (1924–2014)

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,338

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
14
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Dalmatian Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
Seen 2026-08-19
Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Seen 2026-08-16
Lesser Stag Beetle
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Seen 2026-06-11
Tanbark Borer
Tanbark Borer
Phymatodes testaceus
Seen 2026-06-11
Heart Moth
Heart Moth
Dicycla oo
Seen 2026-06-11
The Tanner
The Tanner
Prionus coriarius
Seen 2026-06-11
horned dor beetle
horned dor beetle
Odonteus armiger
Seen 2026-06-11
Biting Stonecrop
Biting Stonecrop
Sedum acre
Seen 2026-06-11
Knot Grass Moth
Knot Grass Moth
Acronicta rumicis
Seen 2026-06-11

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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