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Popești

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Total population

323

Coordinates44.92°, 23.70°

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

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City facts

Overview

Popești sits in Gorj, Romania and is identified as a small village. Its coordinates of 44.922°, 23.699° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 323. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Popești.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.9224
Longitude
23.6989
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)
170
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)
23
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 Cumpănaș
Romanian politician
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.

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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