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Chiraftei
Galațivillage
Total population
2,924
Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Galați, Romania, Chiraftei occupies its own corner of the country. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 2,924. Chiraftei maps to 45.770°, 28.029° — squarely within the temperate belt. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,388 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 54% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- locust gall midgeObolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta84
- Walnut Blister MiteAceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida78
- Locust Digitate LeafminerParectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta70
- Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetleHarmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta53
- Large walnut aphidPanaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta49
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves47
- Mute SwanCygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves40
- Phyllocnistis vitegenella Clemens, 1859Phyllocnistis vitegenella Clemens, 1859 · Insecta38
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2025-08-242 km S of Spulber, Romania
- M 4.4 — 2024-10-081 km N of Voetin, Romania
- M 4.9 — 2020-04-241 km ESE of Ungureni, Romania
- M 4.3 — 2017-08-161 km ENE of Ci?mele, Romania
- M 4.1 — 2016-10-311 km WSW of Valea S?rii, Romania
- M 4.3 — 2016-03-016 km W of Bolote?ti, Romania
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Galați
- Măstăcani1.3 mi away · pop. 2,389
- Foltești2.2 mi away · pop. 2,277
- Fârțănești2.2 mi away · pop. 3,543
- Brănești3.5 mi away · pop. 987
- Viile4.7 mi away · pop. 1,731
- Fântânele4.9 mi away · pop. 1,768
- Stoicani5 mi away · pop. 974
- Vlădești5.5 mi away · pop. 1,294
- Scânteiești6.7 mi away · pop. 1,008
- Tămăoani6.7 mi away · pop. 950
- Cuca7.1 mi away · pop. 2,745
- Umbrărești7.6 mi away · pop. 1,206
Geography & sun
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)
- SIRUTA
- 76736
- Population (Wikidata)
- 2,019
- Wikidata
- Q12116562
SIRUTA via Wikidata P843
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843