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Bârghiș

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Total population

891

Air quality index

54Moderate
Elevation454 m
Coordinates45.98°, 24.54°

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

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City facts

Overview

Set in Sibiu, Romania, Bârghiș is recorded in open geodata as a small village. Around 891 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The settlement sits at 45.983°, 24.535°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,301 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9833
Longitude
24.5354
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,613
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    26
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    25
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    22
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    21

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2015-12-29

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 Sibiu

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,490 ft (454 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,301

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

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

Events

Sources

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