Leș

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Leș

Total population

578

Air quality index

47Good

Coordinates46.97°, 21.84°

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

Overview

Nojorid is a large commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Apateu (Oláhapáti), Chișirid (Kisürögd), Leș (Váradles), Livada de Bihor (Mácsapuszta), Nojorid, Păușa (Váradpósa), and Șauaieu (Biharsályi).

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Dumitru Radu Popescu

Romanian writer (1935–2023)

Imre Szacsvay

Hungarian politician (1818-1849)

Piroska Jósa

Romanian journalist (1934–2019)

C

Coriolan Hora

Romanian painter

D

Dumitru Paina

L

Lipót Molnos

Hungarian literary historian and university teacher (1897-1982)

Nicolae Jiga

D

Dumitru Abrudan

Romanian theologian and university professor

J

János Papp

(?–1870) Romanian politician from Hungary

Claudiu Petrila

Romanian professional footballer

P

Petru Iambor

T

Teodor Naga

G

Gheorghe Chifor

G

Gherasim Raţ

M

Mihai Țârlea

Romanian footballer (born 1938)

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

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Leș

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Seen 2026-08-30

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-08-28

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-08-27

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-24

Spotted Sulphur

Emmelia trabealis

Seen 2026-08-23

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Seen 2026-08-22

German Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

Seen 2026-08-22

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-08-22

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

Seen 2026-08-21

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

Official Identifiers