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Căpâlnița

Harghitavillage

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Total population

2,036

Air quality index

52Moderate
Elevation847 m
Coordinates46.36°, 25.51°

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

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City facts

Overview

Căpâlnița is a village located in Harghita, Romania. The population stands at approximately 2,036. The settlement sits at 46.357°, 25.511°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,302 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.3569
Longitude
25.5113
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
63
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,853
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    160
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    114
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    103
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    99
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    87
  • Coal Tit
    Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    83
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    83
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    80

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2004-04-04

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Zoltán Gedeon
Zoltán Gedeon
Hungarian-Romanian graphic artist and painter
Magda József Kovács
Magda József Kovács
Romanian journalist
E
Ernő Lőrincz
Hungarian legal historian
G
György Lőrincz
Romanian-Hungarian writer, journalist, essayist
Á
Áron Szőcs
Hungarian politician, mayor (1879–1956)
Klára Sebők
Klára Sebők
Hungarian actress
I
István Szőcs
(1940–)
M
Márton Gyárfás
Romanian cartographer
Károly Ágoston Biró
Károly Ágoston Biró
(1941–2020) Romanian-born Hungarian electrical engineer
F
Ferenc Both
Transylvanian land owner and politician (1809-1869)
Á
Áron Daniel
Hungarian lawyer and politician (1902–1986)

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

Nearby places in Harghita

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,779 ft (847 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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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