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Racoviță

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Total population

824

Air quality index

42Good
Coordinates45.30°, 27.47°

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

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City facts

Overview

Racoviță is a small village located in Brăila, Romania. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 45.299°, 27.467°. It is home to roughly 824 residents. The location receives about 1,338 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 52% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
45.2988
Longitude
27.4668
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
42
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,667
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    77
  • Northern Lapwing
    Vanellus vanellus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    71
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    69
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    59
  • Ruff
    Calidris pugnax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    58
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    58
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    55
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    53

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
411
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

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

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org