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Benești

Total population

133

Air quality index

51Moderate
Elevation147 m
Coordinates46.53°, 22.00°

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City facts

Overview

Beliu is a commune in Arad County, Romania. Beliu commune lies in the contact zone of Teuz Plateau with Mărăuș Hills, along the river Beliu. It is composed of six villages: Beliu, Benești (Benyefalva), Bochia (Boklya), Vasile Goldiș, Secaci (Felsőszakács) and Tăgădău (Tagadómedgyes). Its territory is 3,695 ha.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.5313
Longitude
22.0034
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
51
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
72
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,162
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    126
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    65
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    51
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    49
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • Japanese Knotweed
    Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
    40
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    32
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    31

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
8
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2023-06-06

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Emerich Jenei
Emerich Jenei
Romanian footballer (1937–2025)
Vasile Goldiș
Vasile Goldiș
Romanian politician (1862-1934)
Nicolae Pantea
Nicolae Pantea
Romanian footballer
T
Teodor Stanca
politician
I
Ioan Cristina
Romanian politician
Cornel Lazar
Cornel Lazar
Mircea Ştefănescu
Mircea Ştefănescu
Romanian water polo player
Florian Dudas
Florian Dudas
Romanian historian

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

Nearby places in Arad

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Geography & sun

Elevation
482 ft (147 m)
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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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