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Ghimpețeni

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Total population

1,213

Coordinates44.28°, 24.77°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Olt, Romania, Ghimpețeni is a small village. Ghimpețeni maps to 44.279°, 24.769° — squarely within the temperate belt. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,213. The location receives about 1,404 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.2794
Longitude
24.7694
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)
481
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    31
  • Honeylocust Podgall Midge
    Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) · Insecta
    28
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    24
  • Fall Webworm
    Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) · Insecta
    23
  • Southern green stink bug
    Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    15
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    15
  • White Mulberry
    Morus alba L. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    14

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2014-06-24

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

P
Paul Pîrșan
Agroscientist
Valeriu Stoica
Valeriu Stoica
Romanian politician
T
Teiu Păunescu
Romanian politician
I
Ioan Ianolide
Romanian writer
Nicușor Bancu
Nicușor Bancu
Romanian association football player (born 1992)
G
Gheorghe Ciobanu
Romanian politician (1964-2015)
G
George Robu
Vasile Toncescu
Vasile Toncescu
Romanian lawyer and politician

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

Nearby places in Olt

Browse all places in Olt →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,404

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

Meadow Scorpionfly
Meadow Scorpionfly
Panorpa vulgaris
Seen 2025-06-22
Asian Lady Beetle
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Seen 2025-06-22
Petty Spurge
Petty Spurge
Euphorbia peplus
Seen 2024-11-16
Purple Wood Sage
Purple Wood Sage
Salvia nemorosa
Seen 2024-06-07
wall barley
wall barley
Hordeum murinum
Seen 2024-05-04
Smooth Meadow-grass
Smooth Meadow-grass
Poa pratensis
Seen 2024-05-04
Red Clover
Red Clover
Trifolium pratense
Seen 2024-05-04
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
Seen 2024-05-02
European Firebug
European Firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Seen 2024-05-02

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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