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Pojaru

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Total population

403

Coordinates44.94°, 23.70°

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

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City facts

Overview

Pojaru is a small village that lies in Gorj, Romania. Located at 44.939°, 23.695°, Pojaru occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 403 residents. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 55% 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

Latitude
44.9386
Longitude
23.6954
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)
216
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Large walnut aphid
    Panaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta
    8
  • walnut aphid
    Chromaphis juglandicola (Kaltenbach, 1843) · Insecta
    7
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    7
  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    5
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Cherry Plum
    Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Gheorghe Magheru
Gheorghe Magheru
Romanian revolutionary
D
Dumitru Burlan
Romanian bodyguard
I
Ion Dogaru
J
Justina Băluțeanu
Romanian folk music performer
Nicodim Ungureanu
Nicodim Ungureanu
Romanian actor
Andreea Munteanu
Andreea Munteanu
Romanian artistic gymnast
S
Scarlat Iriza
Romanian politician
A
Alin-Vasile Văcaru
Romanian politician
I
Ion Deaconescu
Romanian writer

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

Nearby places in Gorj

Browse all places in Gorj →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,398

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

Plum Lappet
Plum Lappet
Odonestis pruni
Seen 2026-08-11
Blood Vein
Blood Vein
Timandra comae
Seen 2026-07-25
Spongy Moth
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
Seen 2026-07-23
flower-of-an-hour
flower-of-an-hour
Hibiscus trionum
Seen 2026-07-16
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
Seen 2026-07-10
Common Pill Woodlouse
Common Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-30
Great Banded Grayling
Great Banded Grayling
Brintesia circe
Seen 2026-06-28
Woodland Grayling
Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia fagi
Seen 2026-06-28
Common Chaffinch
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Seen 2026-06-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
79479
Population (Wikidata)
277
Wikidata
Q12141571

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • 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