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Gâlgău Almașului

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Gâlgău Almașului

Total population

963

Coordinates47.20°, 23.33°

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

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City facts

Overview

Bălan is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bălan, Chechiș (Kettősmező), Chendrea (Kendermező), Gălpâia (Galponya) and Gâlgău Almaşului (Almásgalgó). It is situated on the river Almaș, a tributary of the Someș.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.1979
Longitude
23.3267
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)
1,282
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    21
  • Canadian Goldenrod
    Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    16
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    16

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2025-10-15

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Vasile Pușcaș
Vasile Pușcaș
Romanian politician (born 1952)
Cornel Damian
Cornel Damian
Roman Catholic bishop
Miklós Wesselényi
Miklós Wesselényi
Hungarian politician (1796-1850)
I
Ioan Fekete Negruţiu
G
Gyula Lőrinczi
Romanian politician
G
Gyöngyi Orbán
S
Szilárd Sziklavári
Romanian opera singer (1980-2012)
Z
Zsuzsanna Wesselényi
(1744-1800) Hungarian writer
Zoltán Vadász
Zoltán Vadász
Hungarian actor (1926–1989)
G
Géza P. Kováts
painter (1908-1956)
D
Dinu Iancu-Sălăjanu
Romanian singer
I
Ioan Taloș
Romanian anthropologist
I
István Szabó K.
Á
Árpád Török
I
Iosif Boda
politician
D
Dóra Czégényi

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

Nearby places in Sălaj

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,279

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
140191
Population (Wikidata)
1,006
Wikidata
Q658265

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843