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Valcău de Sus

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Total population

1,214

Coordinates47.11°, 22.73°

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

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City facts

Overview

Valcău de Sus, a small village in Sălaj, Romania, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Population sits at roughly 1,214 according to the open data we track. Coordinates of 47.114°, 22.730° situate Valcău de Sus in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,279 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.1145
Longitude
22.7299
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)
4,765
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    249
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    201
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    180
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    163
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    143
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    117
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    110
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    110

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
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 Sălaj

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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)
1
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
143012
Population (Wikidata)
1,002
Wikidata
Q729934

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843