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Raiu

Vasluivillage

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Total population

722

Air quality index

38Good

Coordinates46.24°, 28.02°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Vaslui, Romania, Raiu stands as a small village. It is home to roughly 722 residents. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 46.240°, 28.018°. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,349 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 53% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Raiu.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

46.2399

Longitude

28.0178

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

38

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

5.3

PM10 (µg/m³)

8.6

Ozone (µg/m³)

39

NO₂ (µg/m³)

2.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

619

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

False-acacia
Robinia pseudoacacia L. · Magnoliopsida
23
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
17
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
13
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
13
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
11
Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
11
Marsh-elder
Cyclachaena xanthiifolia (Nutt.) Fresen. · Magnoliopsida
11
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
10

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

35

Largest magnitude

5.6

Largest event

2014-11-22

Most recent

M 4.3 — 2021-08-01
3 km W of Vulture?ti, Romania
M 4.4 — 2020-10-29
3 km ESE of Negre?ti, Romania
M 4.9 — 2020-04-24
1 km ESE of Ungureni, Romania
M 4.3 — 2017-08-16
1 km ENE of Ci?mele, Romania
M 4.3 — 2016-03-01
6 km W of Bolote?ti, Romania
M 4.3 — 2015-06-29
2 km NNW of Domne?ti-Târg, Romania

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Mircea Corneliu Spătaru

Romanian painter and school teacher (1937–2011)

Constantin Balmuș

Romanian philologist (1898-1957)

Grigorie Leu

Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Nicolae Profiri

Nicolae Profiri

Romanian engineer

Romanian senator

Gabriel Bularda

Horațiu Nicolau

Horațiu Nicolau

Romanian volleyball player

Romanian judge (b. 1972)

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

Nearby places in Vaslui

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.7

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,349

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: 165041
Population (Wikidata): 550
Wikidata: Q12147093

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