Browse / Romania / Constanța / Murfatlar

Murfatlar

Constanțatown

Photograph of Murfatlar
Featured view

Murfatlar

Total population

9,728

Founded

1855

Air quality index

35Good
Elevation90 m
Land area69.25 km²
Coordinates44.17°, 28.41°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Founded
1855
Elevation
90 m
Area
69.25 km²
head of government
Gheorghe Cojocaru

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Murfatlar is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.1743
Longitude
28.4108
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
12.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
37
NO₂ (µg/m³)
12.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15,840
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    363
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    266
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    214
  • Eared Grebe
    Podiceps nigricollis C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
    210
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    204
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    203
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    195
  • Common Shelduck
    Tadorna tadorna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    183

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2009-08-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Constanța

Browse all places in Constanța →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,417

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
377
Avg daily Wikipedia views
13
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

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

Events

Sources

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