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Garoafa

Vranceavillage

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Total population

700

Air quality index

44Good
Coordinates45.78°, 27.21°

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

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City facts

Overview

Garoafa is a small village located in Vrancea, Romania. The settlement sits at 45.784°, 27.213°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 700. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.7838
Longitude
27.2130
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
44
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
11
Ozone (µg/m³)
43
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,468
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    2,664
  • Common Amaranth
    Amaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
    829
  • Common Purslane
    Portulaca oleracea L. · Magnoliopsida
    578
  • Ashleaf Maple
    Acer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida
    486
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    463
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    285
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    237
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    220

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
413
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2004-10-27

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

C
Carl Grünberg
Austrian economist, economic historian and sociologist (1861-1940)
A
Adrian Voinea
Romanian tennis player
Ion Mincu
Ion Mincu
Romanian architect (1852-1912)
Constantin C. Giurescu
Constantin C. Giurescu
Romanian historian (1901–1977)
Sorin Apostu
Sorin Apostu
Mayor of Cluj-Napoca
Corneliu Ion
Corneliu Ion
Romanian sport shooter
A
Alin Moldoveanu
Romanian sport shooter
C
Camil Baltazar
Romanian writer (1902–1977)
M
Mirela Țugurlan
Romanian gymnast
S
Sorina-Luminița Plăcintă
Romanian politician
Solomon Schechter
Solomon Schechter
Moldavian-born American rabbi and scholar (1847–1915)
G
George Enacovici
Romanian composer
A
Adriana Moldovan
Romanian handballer
Gheorghe Tattarescu
Gheorghe Tattarescu
Romanian artist (1818–1894)
Yoash Tzidon
Yoash Tzidon
Israeli politician
A
Angela Ghelber
Swiss writer and poet (1926-2008)

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

Nearby places in Vrancea

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

grain support beetle
grain support beetle
Aegosoma scabricorne
Seen 2026-08-29
Transcaucasian Giant Mantis
Transcaucasian Giant Mantis
Hierodula transcaucasica
Seen 2026-08-22
Scolia hirta
Scolia hirta
Scolia hirta
Seen 2026-08-22
Horse-chestnut Leafminer
Horse-chestnut Leafminer
Cameraria ohridella
Seen 2026-08-19
tree-of-heaven
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Seen 2026-08-19
Leatherleaf viburnum
Leatherleaf viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllum
Seen 2026-08-19
Great capricorn beetle
Great capricorn beetle
Cerambyx cerdo
Seen 2026-08-18
black locust
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Seen 2026-08-16
European black elderberry
European black elderberry
Sambucus nigra
Seen 2026-08-14

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist