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Beta

Harghitavillage

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Total population

321

Coordinates46.28°, 25.22°

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

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City facts

Overview

Beta is a small village in Harghita, Romania. Coordinates of 46.277°, 25.225° situate Beta in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 321. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,302 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. 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
46.2775
Longitude
25.2246
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)
6,969
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    116
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    103
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    92
  • Eurasian Linnet
    Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    87
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    82
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    82
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    81
  • Common House-Martin
    Delichon urbicum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    78

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2007-06-23

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Z
Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth
German table tennis player
Károly Rezső Soó
Károly Rezső Soó
Hungarian botanist (1903–1980)
László Rajk
László Rajk
Hungarian politician (1909–1949)
Péter Eötvös
Péter Eötvös
Hungarian composer and conductor (1944–2024)
Szidonia Vajda
Szidonia Vajda
Romanian-Hungarian chess player
Balázs Orbán
Balázs Orbán
Hungarian writer, historian and politician (1829-1890)
Ferenc Ilyés
Ferenc Ilyés
Romanian-born Hungarian handball player
C
Csaba László
football manager
Gerő Mály
Gerő Mály
Hungarian actor (1884–1952)
A
András Balázs
(1943-1978) journalist, poet
I
Imre Balázs
Romanian writer
Imre József Balázs
Imre József Balázs
Romanian poet
L
László Balázs
Romanian linguist
I
István Bartók
J
János Belsius
Hungarian diplomat (16 th century)
Attila Bencze
Attila Bencze
poet

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,302

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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