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Plopu
Vranceavillage
Total population
424
Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Plopu sits in Vrancea, Romania and is identified as a small village. Coordinates of 45.628°, 26.961° situate Plopu in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 424. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 52% 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Tree-of-HeavenAilanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida2,570
- Common AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida856
- Common PurslanePortulaca oleracea L. · Magnoliopsida576
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida466
- Ashleaf MapleAcer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida461
- Johnson-grassSorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida267
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida246
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida225
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-08-2513 km SSE of Comandău, Romania
- M 4.6 — 2026-08-119 km ESE of Vama Buzăului, Romania
- M 4.5 — 2026-02-261 km SSW of Paltin, Romania
- M 4.2 — 2025-10-2512 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania
- M 4.4 — 2025-08-242 km S of Spulber, Romania
- M 4.1 — 2025-05-1613 km NNW of Gura Teghii, Romania
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 Vrancea
- Dealul Lung0.8 mi away
- Cocoșari1 mi away · pop. 138
- Poenile1.1 mi away · pop. 500
- Șotârcari1.2 mi away · pop. 19
- Bălănești1.3 mi away · pop. 4
- Rașca1.6 mi away · pop. 292
- Podu Lacului1.7 mi away · pop. 784
- Lacu lui Baban1.8 mi away · pop. 473
- Odobasca2.2 mi away · pop. 121
- Poiana Cristei2.6 mi away · pop. 481
- Groapa Tufei2.6 mi away · pop. 72
- Dumitreștii-Față2.8 mi away · pop. 312
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org