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Boian

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Total population

1,622

Air quality index

55Moderate
Elevation307 m
Coordinates46.20°, 24.23°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Sibiu, Romania, Boian stands as a village. Boian maps to 46.202°, 24.229° — squarely within the temperate belt. Population sits at roughly 1,622 according to the open data we track. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,302 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. 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
46.2016
Longitude
24.2286
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
67
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,260
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    49
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • Canadian Goldenrod
    Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    24
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    24
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    22
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    21
  • Common Milkweed
    Asclepias syriaca L. · Magnoliopsida
    21
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    18

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
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

A
Andreas Caspari
pastor
M
Mihály Bándi
Hungarian reformed pastor (1689–after 1721)
D
Daniel Gottlieb Heinrich
Transylvanian-German pastor
A
Attila Erőss
Hungarian journalist
J
Johannes Oltard
K
Károly Kovács
Á
Ádám Könczei
Romanian ethnologist
Franz Obert
Franz Obert
Austrian politician from Transsylvania (1828-1908)
F
Fritz Halmen
Romanian handball player (1912–2002)
Günther Enescu
Günther Enescu
volleyball player
Ioan Bianu
Ioan Bianu
Romanian philologist and librarian
I
Ioana Ginghină
Romanian actor
I
István Sennyey
Hungarian Catholic priest; bishop of Veszprém (c.1580–1635)
J
Johannes Kares
German sculptor
M
Mircea Silvestru Lup
politician
D
Dan Tăpălagă
Romanian journalist

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
1,007 ft (307 m)
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

European Mantis
European Mantis
Mantis religiosa
Seen 2026-08-21
Wasp Spider
Wasp Spider
Argiope bruennichi
Seen 2026-08-21
European Yellow Sac Spider
European Yellow Sac Spider
Cheiracanthium punctorium
Seen 2026-08-21
Large Skipper
Large Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanus
Seen 2026-08-21
Cardinal Butterfly
Cardinal Butterfly
Argynnis pandora
Seen 2026-08-21
Violet Carpenter Bee
Violet Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa violacea
Seen 2026-08-21
Japanese-lantern
Japanese-lantern
Alkekengi officinarum
Seen 2026-08-07
Red Nail Gall Mite
Red Nail Gall Mite
Eriophyes tiliae
Seen 2026-07-22
Horse-chestnut Leafminer
Horse-chestnut Leafminer
Cameraria ohridella
Seen 2026-07-22

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

Events

Gallery

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