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Poienița

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Total population

237

Air quality index

43Good
Coordinates45.58°, 26.91°

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

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City facts

Overview

Poienița is a small village located in Vrancea, Romania. The settlement sits at 45.585°, 26.913°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 237. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% 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
45.5847
Longitude
26.9133
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)
7.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
57
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,002
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    265
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    195
  • Common Amaranth
    Amaranthus retroflexus L. · Magnoliopsida
    182
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    135
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    131
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    110
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    106
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    102

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
421
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

M
Mircea Dumitrescu
Romanian film critic, professor and essayist
M
Miklós Józsa
Hungarian school teacher and local historian from Romania (1934)
A
Alexandru Albu
Romanian politician
G
Grigore Gheba
Romanian mathematician (1912-2004)
V
Victor Frunză
Romanian journalist (1935–2007)
F
Florinel Enache
Romanian soldier
A
Al. Săndulescu
Romanian literary critic

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,338

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

Sources

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