Dochia

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Dochia

Total population

2,135

Air quality index

54Moderate

Elevation315 m

Land area31.24 km²

Coordinates46.91°, 26.57°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dochia is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bălușești and Dochia. These were part of Bahna Commune from 1864 to 1880, an independent commune from 1880 to 1968, part of Girov Commune from 1968 to 2003, and independent again since that year.

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

G

Grigore Cugler

Romanian writer, musician and artist (1903-1972)

Nicolae Dăscălescu

Romanian general

V

Vasile Chelaru

Romanian fencer

V

Vasile Firea

Romanian athletics competitor (1908-1991)

Ioan Scurtu

Romanian historian

Vasile Muraru

Romanian actor

V

Vasile Pruteanu

Romanian politician

G

Gheorghe Rosnovanu

politician

A

Alexandru M. Vitzu

Victor Firea

Romanian athletics competitor

E

Elena Avram

Romanian rower

M

Marian Drăghiceanu

association football player

N

Nicolae Ciobanu

Romanian literary critic and historian

O

Ovidiu Marc

Romanian footballer

R

Rudolf Bárta

J

Jan Hladík

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

Nearby places in Neamț

• Bălușești
  2.1 mi away · pop. 159
• Dănești
  2.3 mi away · pop. 296
• Itrinești
  3.1 mi away · pop. 371
• Boțești
  3.6 mi away · pop. 531
• Dumbrava Deal
  3.9 mi away · pop. 448
• Slobozia
  4.4 mi away · pop. 3,136
• Girov
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,496
• Bălănești
  4.5 mi away · pop. 564
• Bahna Mare
  4.5 mi away · pop. 11
• Hoisești
  5 mi away · pop. 985
• Dârloaia
  5.2 mi away · pop. 207
• Traian
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,079

Browse all places in Neamț →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dochia

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Seen 2026-08-30

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

Seen 2026-08-30

Common Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-08-30

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-08-30

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-08-30

Ruby Tiger Moth

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Seen 2026-08-26

The Mocha

Cyclophora annularia

Seen 2026-08-26

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-08-26

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Seen 2026-08-22

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