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Petecu

Harghitavillage

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Total population

319

Coordinates46.17°, 25.23°

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

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City facts

Overview

Petecu is a small village that lies in Harghita, Romania. Petecu maps to 46.173°, 25.235° — squarely within the temperate belt. Population sits at roughly 319 according to the open data we track. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,302 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
46.1727
Longitude
25.2348
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)
8,392
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    171
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    116
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    115
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    110
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    106
  • lesser spotted eagle
    Aquila pomarina C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
    102
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    101
  • Eurasian Linnet
    Linaria cannabina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    98

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2026-08-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
József Bene
Romanian painter (1903-1986)
L
Lajos Bálint
Romanian publisher (1928-2015)
M
Mózes Hegyi
J
Johann Binder
writer, philologist and teacher (1767-1805)
T
Tibor Lázár
József Lőrincz
József Lőrincz
Romanian writer
Lajos Nagy
Lajos Nagy
Hungarian Reformed pastor from Transylvania (1884-1949)
Imre Palló
Imre Palló
Hungarian opera singer (1891-1978)
A
Albert Péter
Romanian choreographer
S
Sándor Péter
Sándor Török
Sándor Török
Hungarian writer (1904-1985)
D
Domonkos Sala
actor
Enikő Simó
Enikő Simó
Romanian textile artist
I
Irén Kocs
János Kardalus
János Kardalus
Romanian teacher
P
Péter Bán

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

Nearby places in Harghita

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,302

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
86295
Population (Wikidata)
219
Wikidata
Q669297

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