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Gura Racului

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Total population

426

Coordinates44.52°, 23.90°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Dolj, Romania, Gura Racului is a small village. Population sits at roughly 426 according to the open data we track. The settlement sits at 44.525°, 23.896°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. 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
44.5246
Longitude
23.8960
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)
589
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    57
  • Fall Webworm
    Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) · Insecta
    34
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    29
  • Honeylocust Podgall Midge
    Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) · Insecta
    27
  • Southern green stink bug
    Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    22
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Marmorated brown stink bug, Yellow-brown stink bug
    Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855) · Insecta
    18
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    17

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
16
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

Sabin Bălașa
Sabin Bălașa
Romanian artist (1932-2008)
Marin Sorescu
Marin Sorescu
Romanian writer (1936–1996)
A
Anton Alexandrescu
politician
I
Ion Călin
Romanian politician
C
Constantin Lupeanu
Romanian translator
N
Nicolae Truță
Romanian painter
A
Alexandru Oprea
born:1931-07-05|died:1983-12-04|; Oprea, Alexandru 1931-1983; Oprea, Alexandru, 1931-198.?; Oprea, Alexandru 1930-; Oprea, Alexandru, 1931-

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

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

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
71386
Population (Wikidata)
242
Wikidata
Q12098485

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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