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Plăieșii de Jos

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Total population

493

Coordinates46.23°, 26.10°

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

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City facts

Overview

Plăieșii de Jos, a small village in Harghita, Romania, forms part of the country's settled landscape. It is home to roughly 493 residents. The settlement sits at 46.228°, 26.100°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,312 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 51% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter 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
46.2283
Longitude
26.1003
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)
2,898
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    141
  • Pineapple Weed
    Matricaria discoidea DC. · Magnoliopsida
    89
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    66
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    51
  • Horse-radish
    Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb. · Magnoliopsida
    51
  • brown bear
    Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    42
  • Japanese Knotweed
    Reynoutria japonica Houtt. · Magnoliopsida
    42
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    39

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
376
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2004-10-27

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 Harghita

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,312

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

Sources

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