Bistra

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Bistra

Total population

1,088

Air quality index

38Good

Coordinates47.25°, 22.42°

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

Overview

Popești is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. One of the largest communes in the county, it is composed of seven villages: Bistra (Sebesújfalu), Budoi (Bodonos), Cuzap (Középes), Popești, Varviz (Várvíz), Vărzari (Füves), and Voivozi (Almaszeg).

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Constantin Papfalvi

Romanian politician from Hungary (1804-1892)

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István Fejérvári

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István Gittai

Hungarian poet

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Géza Leiher

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István Nits

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Dorin N. Poenaru

physicist

Aloisiu Vlad

Romanian lawyer, politician from Kingdom of Hungary (1822-1893)

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Florica Ruja

Romanian singer

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Ovidiu Drimba

Romanian philologist (1919-2015)

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Károly Virág

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Francisc Hubic

Romanian composer

Marius Tabacu

Romanian pianist and translator

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Ferenc Sólyom Fekete

Hungarian historian and lawyer (1839-1906)

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József Nemecz

Hungarian drafter and political activist (1890-1920)

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János Farkas

(1882–1919)

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József Bagosi

Hungarian cultural anthropologist, ethnographer (1959)

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

Nearby places in Bihor

• Popești
  1.1 mi away · pop. 2,779
• Ciutelec
  1.8 mi away · pop. 1,008
• Varviz
  2.2 mi away · pop. 656
• Margine
  2.7 mi away · pop. 640
• Voivozi
  3.1 mi away · pop. 1,991
• Satu Barbă
  3.1 mi away · pop. 289
• Vâlcelele
  3.3 mi away · pop. 266
• Borumlaca
  3.7 mi away · pop. 962
• Tăuteu
  4.1 mi away · pop. 1,123
• Ghida
  4.1 mi away · pop. 203
• Poiana
  4.4 mi away · pop. 241
• Suiug
  4.5 mi away · pop. 544

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Recently spotted species

lacquered bracket

Ganoderma lucidum

Seen 2026-07-26

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Seen 2026-07-13

Chinese catalpa

Catalpa ovata

Seen 2026-07-13

staghorn sumac

Rhus typhina

Seen 2026-07-13

European Pond Turtle

Emys orbicularis

Seen 2026-07-10

Pink Stonecrop

Sedum cepaea

Seen 2026-06-20

Grass Vetchling

Lathyrus nissolia

Seen 2026-06-20

rattail sixweeks grass

Festuca myuros

Seen 2026-06-20

Common Cudweed

Filago germanica

Seen 2026-06-20

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