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Purcaru

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Total population

373

Coordinates44.84°, 23.47°

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

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City facts

Overview

Purcaru sits in Gorj, Romania and is identified as a small village. It is home to roughly 373 residents. Located at 44.845°, 23.471°, Purcaru occupies a temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.8446
Longitude
23.4708
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)
196
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
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    5
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    4
  • Ragweed
    Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Honey bee mite
    Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000 · Arachnida
    3
  • Green-Winged Orchid
    Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida
    3
  • Strigose Fleabane
    Erigeron strigosus Muhl. ex Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
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

Tudor Vladimirescu
Tudor Vladimirescu
Romanian general and revolutionary (1780–1821)
N
Norbert Niță
Romanian association football player
R
Romus Dima
Romanian politician
R
Radu Ursan
Romanian outlaw
G
Grigore Beuran
Romanian writer
C
Claudio Mocanu
Romanian footballer
C
Constantin Buşe
1939-2019

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

Nearby places in Gorj

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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

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
81852
Population (Wikidata)
143
Wikidata
Q12145595

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