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Podu Lacului
Vranceavillage
Total population
784
Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Vrancea, Romania, Podu Lacului stands as a small village. Public datasets list a population of roughly 784. Its coordinates of 45.644°, 26.990° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. 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
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 · Magnoliopsida2,578
- Common AmaranthAmaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida860
- Common PurslanePortulaca oleracea L. · Magnoliopsida576
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida477
- Ashleaf MapleAcer negundo L. · Magnoliopsida461
- Johnson-grassSorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida275
- False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida245
- RagweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida228
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
- Poiana Cristei0.9 mi away · pop. 481
- Odobasca1 mi away · pop. 121
- Dumbrava1.2 mi away · pop. 318
- Poenile1.4 mi away · pop. 500
- Plopu1.7 mi away · pop. 424
- Dealu Cucului2 mi away · pop. 284
- Mahriu2.3 mi away · pop. 424
- Șotârcari2.4 mi away · pop. 19
- Cocoșari2.5 mi away · pop. 138
- Dealul Lung2.6 mi away
- Rașca2.7 mi away · pop. 292
- Bălănești2.7 mi away · pop. 4
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
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)
- SIRUTA
- 177334
- Population (Wikidata)
- 679
- Wikidata
- Q12141492
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