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Potmelțu

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Total population

543

Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates44.41°, 23.65°

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 Dolj, Romania, Potmelțu occupies its own corner of the country. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 543. Potmelțu maps to 44.410°, 23.651° — squarely within the temperate belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter 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
44.4104
Longitude
23.6508
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
107
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,614
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    83
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    83
  • Eurasian Moorhen
    Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    75
  • Honeylocust Podgall Midge
    Dasineura gleditchiae (Osten Sacken, 1866) · Insecta
    62
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    59
  • Eurasian Green Woodpecker
    Picus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    45
  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    42
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    41

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
15
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

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

Nearby places in Dolj

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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

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
71947
Population (Wikidata)
527
Wikidata
Q12142865

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843