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Valea Motrului

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Total population

317

Coordinates44.70°, 23.12°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small village in Gorj, Romania, Valea Motrului occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 317. The settlement sits at 44.698°, 23.117°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. 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
44.6982
Longitude
23.1170
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)
435
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Locust Digitate Leafminer
    Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863 · Insecta
    15
  • Pink Stonecrop
    Sedum cepaea L. · Magnoliopsida
    14
  • Walnut Blister Mite
    Aceria erinea (Nalepa, 1891) · Arachnida
    13
  • Hermann's tortoise
    Testudo hermanni Gmelin, 1789 · Testudines
    11
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    9
  • Red-backed Shrike
    Lanius collurio Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9
  • Green-Winged Orchid
    Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase · Liliopsida
    7
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
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

M
Mircea Bârsilă
C
Constantin Bălăcescu
Romanian sculptor (1865-1913)
V
Vasile Gionea
politician
L
Liviu-Lucian Mazilu
Romanian politician
P
Papil Panduru
Romanian actor
G
George Iannescu
Dumitru Norocea
Dumitru Norocea
Romanian painter
M
Mihai Mihăiță
Romanian railroad engineer and university professor

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

Nearby places in Gorj

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania)

SIRUTA
82822
Population (Wikidata)
208
Wikidata
Q12087537

SIRUTA via Wikidata P843

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • INS — National Institute of Statistics (Romania) — SIRUTA via Wikidata P843