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Șasa

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Total population

360

Air quality index

54Moderate
Elevation266 m
Coordinates44.98°, 23.39°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Gorj, Romania, Șasa is a small village. It is home to roughly 360 residents. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (44.984°, 23.391°). 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. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.9839
Longitude
23.3905
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
919
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    15
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    15
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    14
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    13
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    11

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

Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
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

Sources

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