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Șimian

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Șimian

Total population

3,071

Land area65.49 km²
Coordinates44.61°, 22.71°

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City facts

Area
65.49 km²
head of government
Constantin Trușcă
Official website
www.primaria-simian.ro

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Șimian is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Cerneți, Dedovița Nouă, Dedovița Veche, Dudașu, Erghevița, Poroina, Șimian, and Valea Copcii.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
44.6122
Longitude
22.7108
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,999
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Quagga Mussel
    Dreissena bugensis (Andrusov, 1897) · Bivalvia
    52
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    50
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    49
  • Hooded Crow
    Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    48
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    39
  • Yellow-legged Gull
    Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
    39
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    36
  • Pygmy cormorant
    Microcarbo pygmaeus (Pallas, 1773) · Aves
    35

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
31
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2023-02-14

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Alexander Löhr
Alexander Löhr
Austrian Air Force commander and German general (1885–1947)
Cristian Bușoi
Cristian Bușoi
Romanian politician
A
Alexandru Ioan Morțun
Romanian politician
Ancuța Bobocel
Ancuța Bobocel
Romanian long-distance runner
Mirel Rădoi
Mirel Rădoi
Romanian association football player and manager
P
Paul Dimo
Romanian electrical engineer (1905–1990)
Alice Voinescu
Alice Voinescu
Romanian essayist, translator and writer (1885–1961)
A
Anton Linder
Austrian politician (1880-1958)
Ion Gigurtu
Ion Gigurtu
Romanian politician (1886–1959)
D
Dorel Stoica
Romanian footballer
S
Silvia-Raluca Sgîrcea
Romanian chess player
E
Emil Moise-Szalla
Romanian painter (1933–2024)
G
Gabriel Boștină
Romanian footballer
Davor Jovanović
Davor Jovanović
Șerban Foarță
Șerban Foarță
Romanian writer
G
Gheorghe Anghel
Romanian sculptor (1904–1966)

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,361

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
98
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

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