Browse / Romania / Gorj / Costești

Costești

Gorjvillage

No image yet

Total population

1,096

Coordinates44.73°, 23.44°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Costești is a small village located in Gorj, Romania. The settlement sits at 44.733°, 23.445°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,096. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.7326
Longitude
23.4449
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
240
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Ortolan Bunting
    Emberiza hortulana Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    10
  • Strigose Fleabane
    Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • Large walnut aphid
    Panaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta
    4
  • walnut aphid
    Chromaphis juglandicola (Kaltenbach, 1843) · Insecta
    4
  • European Bee-eater
    Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4
  • Water Pipit
    Anthus spinoletta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
21
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Gorj

Browse all places in Gorj

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,398

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

Sources

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