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Peșteana Jiu

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Total population

2,157

Air quality index

53Moderate
Coordinates44.85°, 23.30°

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

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City facts

Overview

Peșteana Jiu, a village in Gorj, Romania, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 44.847°, 23.304° situate Peșteana Jiu in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 2,157 according to the open data we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% 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
44.8470
Longitude
23.3040
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
247
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    7
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
    Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Eurasian Blackcap
    Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Black Redstart
    Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
    4

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

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

Nearby places in Gorj

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,398

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

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
79040
Population (Wikidata)
1,702
Wikidata
Q12140429

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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