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Potecu

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Total population

114

Coordinates45.47°, 26.52°

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

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City facts

Overview

Potecu is a small village located in Buzău, Romania. Around 114 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of 45.467°, 26.523° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Potecu.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.4670
Longitude
26.5227
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)
1,509
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    118
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    84
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    57
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    48
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    41
  • Russian Olive
    Elaeagnus angustifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    37
  • Duke of Argyll's Teaplant
    Lycium barbarum L. · Magnoliopsida
    36
  • Cherry Plum
    Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · Magnoliopsida
    25

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
419
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

C
Casian Crăciun
J
Jerome (Crețu)
Romanian bishop
C
Constantin Trestioreanu
Romanian military personnel (1891-1983)
C
Constantin Dimache
V
Vasilică Potecă
Romanian politician (born 1963)

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

European Stag Beetle
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
Seen 2026-07-17
black locust
black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Seen 2026-06-07
Field madder
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
Seen 2026-06-07
Sea-buckthorn
Sea-buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides
Seen 2026-06-07
Zebra Snail
Zebra Snail
Zebrina detrita
Seen 2026-06-07
bitter fleabane
bitter fleabane
Erigeron acris
Seen 2026-06-07
Green Lizard
Green Lizard
Lacerta viridis
Seen 2026-06-07
Heineken Fly
Heineken Fly
Rhingia campestris
Seen 2026-05-23
Fragrant Orchid
Fragrant Orchid
Gymnadenia conopsea
Seen 2026-05-23

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
47266
Population (Wikidata)
68
Wikidata
Q12142846

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