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Petculești

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Total population

988

Coordinates44.59°, 24.27°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Olt, Romania, Petculești stands as a small village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 988. Coordinates of 44.587°, 24.267° situate Petculești in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,404 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. 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
44.5872
Longitude
24.2668
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)
1,260
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    30
  • Ceratopogon punctatus Meigen, 1804
    Ceratopogon punctatus Meigen, 1804 · Insecta
    26
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    23
  • Pygmy cormorant
    Microcarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773) · Aves
    20
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    20
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    17

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2012-01-01

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Mugur Isărescu
Mugur Isărescu
Governor of the Romanian National Bank, 58th Prime Minister of Romania (1999-2000)
Florin Costea
Florin Costea
Romanian footballer
Gib Mihăescu
Gib Mihăescu
Romanian writer (1894–1935)
A
Alfredo Bogardo
Italian journalist and writer
Adela Popescu
Adela Popescu
Romanian actor and singer
Dumitru Iliescu
Dumitru Iliescu
Romanian general
Alexandru Dandea
Alexandru Dandea
Romanian association football player
C
Cosmin Năstăsie
Romanian footballer
I
Indra
I
Ilie Pârvu
Romanian philosopher
I
Ion Barnea
Romanian historian
P
Paraschiv Oprea
Romanian conductor
T
Toma Moldoveanu
Romanian athlete
V
Vasile Bleotu
Romanian politician
V
Viorel Dumitrescu
Romanian politician
A
Alexandru Neacșa
Romanian footballer

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

Nearby places in Olt

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,404

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

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
127199
Population (Wikidata)
1,262
Wikidata
Q12140106

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • 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