Motru Sec

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Motru Sec

Total population

981

Coordinates45.06°, 22.79°

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

Overview

Padeș is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Apa Neagră, Călugareni, Cerna-Sat, Cloșani, Motru-Sec, Orzești, Padeș and Văieni.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Gorj

• Cloșani
  0.6 mi away · pop. 1,121
• Văieni
  3.2 mi away · pop. 405
• Padeș
  4.3 mi away · pop. 827
• Sohodol
  4.4 mi away · pop. 1,301
• Isvarna
  6 mi away · pop. 419
• Racoți
  8.6 mi away · pop. 439
• Vânata
  8.8 mi away · pop. 363
• Boboiești
  11.8 mi away · pop. 88
• Seuca
  12.3 mi away · pop. 227
• Gureni
  12.5 mi away · pop. 520
• Hobița
  12.9 mi away · pop. 309
• Frâncești
  13.1 mi away · pop. 708

Browse all places in Gorj →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Straw Underwing

Thalpophila matura

Seen 2026-08-25

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-25

Pale Tussock Moth

Calliteara pudibunda

Seen 2026-08-25

Pellucid Hover Fly

Volucella pellucens

Seen 2026-08-14

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Seen 2026-08-14

Great capricorn beetle

Cerambyx cerdo

Seen 2026-07-29

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-07-18

Marsh Tit

Poecile palustris

Seen 2026-07-18

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

Official Identifiers