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Meriș

Mehedințivillage

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Total population

580

Air quality index

55Moderate
Coordinates44.78°, 22.98°

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

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City facts

Overview

Meriș sits in Mehedinți, Romania and is identified as a small village. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 44.783°, 22.977°. Public datasets list a population of roughly 580. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,361 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.7825
Longitude
22.9773
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
17.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
456
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pink Stonecrop
    Sedum cepaea L. · Magnoliopsida
    14
  • Hermann's tortoise
    Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 · Testudines
    13
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    12
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    8
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
26
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,361

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Meriș

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
110937
Population (Wikidata)
501
Wikidata
Q12122805

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library
  • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843