Almașu Facts

Area1.7 km²
Population417
Population change (1975 to 2020)-65.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-59.9%
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng46.94546, 23.12965
Postal Codes457010457373

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Almașu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population1,2091,1671,040692417413403
Population Density716.4 / km²691.6 / km²616.3 / km²410.1 / km²247.1 / km²244.7 / km²238.8 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Almașu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 59.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Almașu-65.5%-64.3%-59.9%
Sălaj County
Romania
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Almașu Population Density

Population Density: 247 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Almașu4171.688 km²247 / km²
Sălaj County200,2813,864.1 km²51.8 / km²
Romania19.5 million238,387.8 km²81.8 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Almașu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Almașu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Almașu1,951 tn4.68 tn1,155.9 tons/km²
Sălaj County939,784 tn4.69 tn243.2 tons/km²
Romania86,961,323 tn4.46 tn364.8 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Almașu CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,951 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita4.68 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,155.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (9)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
7/14/0611:06 AM361.4 km0 mRomaniausgs.gov
5/17/052:52 AM3.127.7 km33,800 mRomaniausgs.gov
8/10/9411:06 AM3.174.6 km57,800 mRomaniausgs.gov
11/1/879:46 PM3.390.3 km91,600 mRomaniausgs.gov
3/8/791:20 AM495.6 km10,000 mRomaniausgs.gov
6/30/781:15 AM4.383 km10,000 mRomaniausgs.gov

Almașu

Almașu (Hungarian: Váralmás) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Almașu, Băbiu (Bábony), Cutiș (Kiskökényes), Jebucu (Zsobok), Mesteacănu (Almásnyíres), Petrinzel (Kispetri), Sfăraș (Farnas), Stana (Sztána)..

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