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Rociu

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Rociu

Total population

662

Air quality index

51Moderate
Coordinates44.68°, 25.05°

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

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City facts

Overview

Rociu is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gliganu de Jos, Gliganu de Sus, Rociu, and Șerbănești.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.6761
Longitude
25.0459
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
51
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
11

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,106
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    874
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    817
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    737
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    697
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    567
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    487
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    478
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    372

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
18
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2020-03-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

E
Ene Braniște
Romanian theologian (1913-1984)
N
Nicolae Angelescu
Romanian surgeon (1931-2014)
Vladimir Streinu
Vladimir Streinu
Romanian writer (1902-1970)
A
Aurel Bălășoiu
Romanian politician from Rociu, Argeș
M
Marin Preda
Romanian politician

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,397

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4
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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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