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Valea Deșului

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Total population

576

Coordinates44.86°, 23.57°

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

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City facts

Overview

Set in Gorj, Romania, Valea Deșului is recorded in open geodata as a small village. The settlement sits at 44.856°, 23.569°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 576 residents. The location receives about 1,398 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. 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
44.8559
Longitude
23.5694
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)
531
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Large walnut aphid
    Panaphis juglandis (Goeze, 1778) · Insecta
    9
  • walnut aphid
    Chromaphis juglandicola (Kaltenbach, 1843) · Insecta
    8
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    6
  • Honey bee mite
    Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000 · Arachnida
    6
  • Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
    Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
    6
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5
  • oak lace bug
    Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832) · Insecta
    4
  • Southern green stink bug
    Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
22
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

Tudor Vladimirescu
Tudor Vladimirescu
Romanian general and revolutionary (1780–1821)
D
Dumitru Burlan
Romanian bodyguard
I
Ion Dogaru
R
Romus Dima
Romanian politician
R
Radu Ursan
Romanian outlaw
A
Alin-Vasile Văcaru
Romanian politician

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

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

Plum Lappet
Plum Lappet
Odonestis pruni
Seen 2026-08-11
Blood Vein
Blood Vein
Timandra comae
Seen 2026-07-25
Spongy Moth
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
Seen 2026-07-23
flower-of-an-hour
flower-of-an-hour
Hibiscus trionum
Seen 2026-07-16
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
Seen 2026-07-10
Common Pill Woodlouse
Common Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium vulgare
Seen 2026-06-30
Great Banded Grayling
Great Banded Grayling
Brintesia circe
Seen 2026-06-28
Woodland Grayling
Woodland Grayling
Hipparchia fagi
Seen 2026-06-28
Common Chaffinch
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Seen 2026-06-28

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
82868
Population (Wikidata)
339
Wikidata
Q12087446

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

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