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Poarta Sălajului

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Total population

429

Air quality index

43Good
Coordinates47.09°, 23.19°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Sălaj, Romania, Poarta Sălajului occupies its own corner of the country. The settlement sits at 47.088°, 23.191°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 429. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,279 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 50% 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
47.0879
Longitude
23.1912
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
43
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,810
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    51
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    45
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    42
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    38
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    37
  • Great Crested Grebe
    Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    31
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    28

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2025-10-15

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 Sălaj

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,279

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
142471
Population (Wikidata)
458
Wikidata
Q729981

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