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Purcăreț

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Total population

195

Coordinates47.37°, 23.44°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Sălaj, Romania, Purcăreț stands as a small village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 195. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (47.372°, 23.437°). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,279 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.3719
Longitude
23.4374
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)
847
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    25
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    18
  • Desert false indigo, False indigo-bush, Bastard indigobush
    Amorpha fruticosa L. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Canadian Goldenrod
    Solidago canadensis L. · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    15
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    14
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    14
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2025-10-15

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,279

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
0
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
141848
Population (Wikidata)
85
Wikidata
Q731034

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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