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Valea Largă

Prahovavillage

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Total population

747

Coordinates44.96°, 26.20°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Prahova, Romania, Valea Largă stands as a small village. It is home to roughly 747 residents. The settlement sits at 44.963°, 26.198°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,397 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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
44.9634
Longitude
26.1980
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)
3,601
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    114
  • Rook
    Corvus frugilegus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    110
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    90
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    88
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    71
  • Western Jackdaw
    Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    59
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    57
  • Seven-spot Ladybird
    Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    51

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
375
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2004-10-27

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

O
Octavian Grigore
Romanian footballer
Constantin Vișoianu
Constantin Vișoianu
Romanian politician
Ș
Ștefan Pelmuș
Romanian artist
C
Constanța Vintilă-Ghițulescu
Romanian historian
G
Gheorghe Voinea
Romanian politician
M
Mircea Iorgulescu
Romanian literary critic
A
Alexandru Țibulcă
politician (1937-2015)
Ion Popescu
Ion Popescu
handball player
A
Andrei Nicolae
Romanian politician
O
Oreste Popescu
Argentinian economist
Nicolae S. Basilescu
Nicolae S. Basilescu
Romanian politician
M
Maia Zidaru
Romanian basketball player (born 1959)
Grigore P. Cantilli
Grigore P. Cantilli
Romanian general officer
Ion Georgescu-Obrocea
Ion Georgescu-Obrocea
Romanian politician and mayor
D
Dimitrie Sfetescu
Romanian businessman and politician
Gogu Fotescu
Gogu Fotescu
Romanian lawyer and 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)
1,397

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

Copper Chafer
Copper Chafer
Protaetia cuprea
Seen 2026-08-21
Radiated Wolf Spider
Radiated Wolf Spider
Hogna radiata
Seen 2026-08-20
Roman Snail
Roman Snail
Helix pomatia
Seen 2026-08-17
Transcaucasian Giant Mantis
Transcaucasian Giant Mantis
Hierodula transcaucasica
Seen 2026-08-14
Leather Beetle
Leather Beetle
Carabus coriaceus
Seen 2026-08-11
Greek rhinoceros beetle
Greek rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni
Seen 2026-08-09
Inland Floodwater Mosquito
Inland Floodwater Mosquito
Aedes vexans
Seen 2026-08-01
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Seen 2026-07-29
Great Willowherb
Great Willowherb
Epilobium hirsutum
Seen 2026-07-29

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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