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Peștenița

Hunedoaravillage

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Total population

348

Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates45.55°, 22.81°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Hunedoara, Romania, Peștenița is a small village. Around 348 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (45.553°, 22.806°). The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,293 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% 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
45.5531
Longitude
22.8059
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
18.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
63
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,366
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    36
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    29
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23
  • Japanese Knotweed
    Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Yellowhammer
    Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18
  • Large Copper
    Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1803) · Insecta
    13
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    12

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
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 Hunedoara

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,293

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

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

Events

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
89393
Population (Wikidata)
207
Wikidata
Q2943687

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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