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Șomcuta Mare

Maramureștown

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Total population

3,749

Coordinates47.50°, 23.47°

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

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City facts

Overview

Șomcuta Mare sits in Maramureș, Romania and is identified as a town. Around 3,749 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (47.500°, 23.471°). Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,279 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.5004
Longitude
23.4710
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
527
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11
  • Bohemian knotweed
    Reynoutria ×bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
    Xanthium orientale L. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • Jerusalem Artichoke
    Helianthus tuberosus L. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2025-10-15

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 Maramureș

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,279

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
304
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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