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Popești

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Total population

576

Air quality index

49Good
Coordinates44.44°, 25.10°

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 Argeș, Romania, Popești occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (44.442°, 25.101°). Population sits at roughly 576 according to the open data we track. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,397 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.4419
Longitude
25.1014
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
49
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
166
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    8
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • locust gall midge
    Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldeman, 1847) · Insecta
    7
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    7
  • Tall Beggarsticks
    Bidens vulgata Greene · Magnoliopsida
    6
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    5
  • Mealy lantern fly, Frosted moth-bug
    Metcalfa pruinosa (Say, 1830) · Insecta
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
15
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2020-03-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Marin Preda
Marin Preda
Romanian writer (1922–1980)
V
Viorel Turcu
Romanian association football player (1960-2020)
G
Gheorghe Alboiu
V
Valeriu Gheorghiță
researcher
R
Remus-Gabriel Mihalcea
Romanian politician

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

Nearby places in Argeș

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,397

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