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Jorăști

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Jorăști

Total population

1,328

Air quality index

39Good
Coordinates45.99°, 27.87°

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

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City facts

Overview

Jorăști is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 1,616 people as of 2021. It is composed of three villages: Lunca, Jorăști, and Zărnești.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9914
Longitude
27.8717
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
39
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
50
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
622
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    21
  • Common Amaranth
    Amaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Marsh-elder
    Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    15
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    14
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    12

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
142
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

M
Marcel Glăvan
Canoe racer
O
Octavian Buhociu
Romanian philosopher
Spiru Blănaru
Spiru Blănaru
Romanian anticommunist partisan
I
Ioan Gheorghe Savin
Romanian editor
C
Cezar Mititelu
Romanian philosopher
V
Valeria Cătescu
Romanian rower

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,338

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

Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Seen 2026-08-16
House Sparrow
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Seen 2026-06-13
Lesser Stag Beetle
Lesser Stag Beetle
Dorcus parallelipipedus
Seen 2026-06-11
Tanbark Borer
Tanbark Borer
Phymatodes testaceus
Seen 2026-06-11
Heart Moth
Heart Moth
Dicycla oo
Seen 2026-06-11
The Tanner
The Tanner
Prionus coriarius
Seen 2026-06-11
horned dor beetle
horned dor beetle
Odonteus armiger
Seen 2026-06-11
Biting Stonecrop
Biting Stonecrop
Sedum acre
Seen 2026-06-11
Knot Grass Moth
Knot Grass Moth
Acronicta rumicis
Seen 2026-06-11

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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