Popești

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Popești

Total population

2,779

Coordinates47.24°, 22.42°

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

Overview

Popești is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. One of the largest communes in the county, it is composed of seven villages: Bistra (Sebesújfalu), Budoi (Bodonos), Cuzap (Középes), Popești, Varviz (Várvíz), Vărzari (Füves), and Voivozi (Almaszeg).

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Constantin Papfalvi

Romanian politician from Hungary (1804-1892)

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István Fejérvári

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István Gittai

Hungarian poet

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István Nits

Miron Cozma

Romanian union leader

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Dorin N. Poenaru

physicist

Aloisiu Vlad

Romanian lawyer, politician from Kingdom of Hungary (1822-1893)

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Florica Ruja

Romanian singer

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Ovidiu Drimba

Romanian philologist (1919-2015)

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Francisc Hubic

Romanian composer

Marius Tabacu

Romanian pianist and translator

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Ferenc Sólyom Fekete

Hungarian historian and lawyer (1839-1906)

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József Nemecz

Hungarian drafter and political activist (1890-1920)

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János Farkas

(1882–1919)

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József Bagosi

Hungarian cultural anthropologist, ethnographer (1959)

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Arpad Klein

holocaust victim, b. 1906-05-31

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