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Roșia Jiu

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Total population

819

Air quality index

55Moderate
Coordinates44.89°, 23.16°

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

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City facts

Overview

Roșia Jiu, a small village in Gorj, Romania, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Roșia Jiu maps to 44.890°, 23.161° — squarely within the temperate belt. Population sits at roughly 819 according to the open data we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. 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
44.8904
Longitude
23.1614
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Most-observed species

  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    12
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    10
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8
  • White Stork
    Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
    Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6
  • Lattice Brown
    Kirinia roxelana (Cramer, 1777) · Insecta
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
26
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

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

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
80338
Population (Wikidata)
659
Wikidata
Q12148991

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