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Palanca

Prahovavillage

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Total population

1,189

Coordinates44.82°, 26.20°

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

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City facts

Overview

Palanca is a small village located in Prahova, Romania. It is home to roughly 1,189 residents. Coordinates of 44.816°, 26.198° situate Palanca in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,397 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.8160
Longitude
26.1983
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,039
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    101
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    98
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    83
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    71
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    59
  • Seven-spot Ladybird
    Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    58
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    58
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    49

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
277
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

Florea Voinea
Florea Voinea
Romanian footballer
C
Constantin Ticu Dumitrescu
Romanian politician (1928-2008)
Simion Stolnicu
Simion Stolnicu
Romanian poet
C
Constantin (Tache) Rodas
survivor of the Pitești Experiment
N
Nicolae Petrescu Redi
Romanian poet

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,397

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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