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Hangu

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Hangu

Total population

1,794

Elevation500 m
Land area119.34 km²
Coordinates47.06°, 26.04°

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City facts

Elevation
500 m
Area
119.34 km²
head of government
Ion Pîntea
Official website
www.primariahangu.ro

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hangu is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. Situated in an area of the Lake Izvorul Muntelui also called "Little Switzerland," it is a mixture of modern and archaic culture. It is composed of five villages: Buhalnița, Chirițeni, Grozăvești, Hangu, and Ruginești.

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History & geography

Geography

Hangu is near Lake Izvorul Muntelui (also known as Bicaz Lake), an artificial lake used to generate hydroelectricity. The village is located in the valley of Hangu River and it surrounded by the peaks of Mount Stânișoara: Muntele Hangu westwards, Boboteni village and Muncelu Peak in the north, the Audia village, and the Malu Peak eastwards. In the south, the road separates the village from the Bicaz Lake and over the lake, the Ceahlău Massif (a popular Romanian tourist site).

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Geography

Latitude
47.0607
Longitude
26.0359
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,373
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Carabus linnaei Panzer, 1812
    Carabus linnaei Panzer, 1812 · Insecta
    370
  • smooth ground beetle
    Carabus glabratus Paykull, 1790 · Insecta
    101
  • Bronzed Blackclock
    Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787) · Insecta
    100
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    91
  • Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775
    Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775 · Insecta
    76
  • Abax parallelus (Duftschmid, 1812)
    Abax parallelus (Duftschmid, 1812) · Insecta
    70
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    66
  • Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
    Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) · Insecta
    56

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2011-06-24

Most recent

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.53
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,289

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
60
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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