Bucovăț

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Bucovăț

Total population

1,395

Air quality index

51Moderate

Land area82.64 km²

Coordinates44.29°, 23.74°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bucovăț is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 4,224 people. It is composed of seven villages: Bucovăț, Cârligei, Italieni, Leamna de Jos, Leamna de Sus, Palilula and Sărbătoarea.

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

Silvia Dumitrescu-Timică

Romanian actress (1902-1999)

S

Stelian Mateescu

Romanian philosopher

V

Valer Dellakeza

Romanian actor

V

Vasile Drăguț

Romanian academic

Virgil Popescu

Romanian musician

K

Kleopatra Karađorđević

daughter of Prince Alexander Karađorđević

B

B. Gheorghe Georgescu

Romanian military personnel (1887-1954)

N

Nicolae Dragomir

Grégoire Bibesco

Romanian-French nobleman

Daniela Crăsnaru

Romanian poet

M

Mihai Bobonete

Romanian actor

Zoe Golescu

Romanian activist

Alexandru Băluță

Romanian footballer

M

Mihai Roman

Romanian footballer born in 1992

Alexandru Mitriță

Romanian footballer

Anina Ciuciu

French writer and lawyer

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

Nearby places in Dolj

• Cârligei
  0.8 mi away · pop. 400
• Mofleni
  1.2 mi away · pop. 1,745
• Palilula
  1.9 mi away · pop. 908
• Popoveni
  2.1 mi away · pop. 1,036
• Leamna de Sus
  2.8 mi away · pop. 371
• Braniște
  3 mi away · pop. 668
• Podari
  3.8 mi away · pop. 3,833
• Balta Verde
  3.8 mi away · pop. 450
• Roșieni
  3.9 mi away · pop. 216
• Făcăi
  4.2 mi away · pop. 1,061
• Breasta
  4.2 mi away · pop. 2,073
• Sărbătoarea
  4.3 mi away · pop. 780

Browse all places in Dolj →

Recently spotted species

Cannabis

Cannabis sativa

Seen 2026-08-27

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Seen 2026-08-22

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Seen 2026-08-22

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-08-22

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-08-22

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Seen 2026-08-22

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-08-22

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-08-22

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