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Merești

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Total population

1,534

Elevation578 m
Coordinates46.23°, 25.46°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Harghita, Romania, Merești is a village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,534. The settlement sits at 46.235°, 25.461°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,302 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.2346
Longitude
25.4610
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)
6,340
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    111
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    82
  • Eurasian Linnet
    Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    82
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    80
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    79
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    77
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    76
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    76

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
44
Largest magnitude
5.5
Largest event
2018-10-28

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Harghita

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,896 ft (578 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,302

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
0
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

Events

Sources

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