Vela

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

City facts

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Overview

Vela is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 1,639 people. It is composed of eight villages: Bucovicior, Cetățuia, Desnățui, Gubaucea, Segleț, Suharu, Știubei, Vela.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

A

Andrei Vîlcea

Romanian fencer

Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor

Romanian writer (1900–1968)

J

Jean Băileșteanu

Romanian writer

D

Dumitru Otovescu

Romanian sociologist

I

Ileana Ciuculete

Romanian folk singer

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

Nearby places in Dolj

• Segleț
  1 mi away · pop. 36
• Suharu
  1.7 mi away · pop. 267
• Plopșor
  1.8 mi away · pop. 828
• Floran
  2.4 mi away · pop. 137
• Căciulatu
  2.5 mi away · pop. 510
• Desnățui
  2.5 mi away · pop. 32
• Sălcuța
  2.5 mi away
• Bucovicior
  3.7 mi away · pop. 577
• Gubaucea
  3.8 mi away · pop. 754
• Terpezița
  4.3 mi away · pop. 1,224
• Știubei
  4.5 mi away · pop. 194
• Tencănău
  4.7 mi away · pop. 600

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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