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Lunca

Galațivillage

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Total population

270

Air quality index

39Good
Elevation82 m
Coordinates45.95°, 27.89°

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City facts

Overview

Lunca is a small village located in Galați, Romania. The settlement sits at 45.947°, 27.889°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 270 according to the open data we track. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.9467
Longitude
27.8894
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)
816
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    55
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    44
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    40
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    27
  • Phyllocnistis vitegenella Clemens, 1859
    Phyllocnistis vitegenella Clemens, 1859 · Insecta
    25
  • Large walnut aphid
    Panaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta
    25
  • Mealy lantern fly, Frosted moth-bug
    Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830) · Insecta
    19
  • Common Amaranth
    Amaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
    19

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
144
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

Eremia Grigorescu
Eremia Grigorescu
Romanian general and politician (1863-1919)
Alexandru Cernat
Alexandru Cernat
Romanian military personnel
O
Octavian Buhociu
Romanian philosopher
Spiru Blănaru
Spiru Blănaru
Romanian anticommunist partisan
I
Iulian-Gabriel Bîrsan
Romanian politician
I
Ioan Gheorghe Savin
Romanian editor
L
Laurențiu Viorel Gâdei
Romanian politician from Târgu Bujor, Galați County
G
Gina Hagiu
Romanian painter (1924–2014)

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

Nearby places in Galați

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Geography & sun

Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
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

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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
European Hornet
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
Seen 2026-06-11
Gnaptor spinimanus
Gnaptor spinimanus
Gnaptor spinimanus
Seen 2026-06-11

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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