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Potoceni

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Total population

1,594

Coordinates45.20°, 26.78°

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

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City facts

Overview

Potoceni is a village located in Buzău, Romania. Coordinates of 45.197°, 26.776° situate Potoceni in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,594. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.1966
Longitude
26.7765
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)
2,491
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • False-acacia
    Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
    111
  • Tree-of-Heaven
    Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle · Magnoliopsida
    97
  • Duke of Argyll's Teaplant
    Lycium barbarum L. · Magnoliopsida
    75
  • Johnson-grass
    Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. · Liliopsida
    74
  • Canadian Fleabane
    Erigeron canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    64
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    62
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    53
  • Annual Fleabane
    Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    51

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
424
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

Sabbas the Goth
Sabbas the Goth
4th-century Gothic Christian martyr and locally venerated saint from what is now Romania
V
Viorel Ion
Romanian footballer
Alexandru Candiano-Popescu
Alexandru Candiano-Popescu
Romanian general and writer (1841-1901)
Constantin Garoflid
Constantin Garoflid
civil servant, Romania
C
Constantin T. Stoika
Romanian writer
T
Traian Dobre
politician
Ștefan Vencov
Ștefan Vencov
Romanian physicist
V
Vasile Calofir
Romanian actor
F
Felix Stroe
Romanian politician
Andrei Nica
Andrei Nica
Romanian bobsledder
V
Vasile Anghel
(1937-2014)
C
Constantin Secăreanu
Romanian footballer
A
Adrian Ioniță
Romanian association football player
A
Alexandru Baraboi
Romanian actor
Marina Andreea Baboi
Marina Andreea Baboi
Romanian athlete
G
Grigore Negesanu

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
47408
Population (Wikidata)
2,214
Wikidata
Q12142881

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • 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