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Lunca Banului Facts

Area	2.7 km²
Population	1,604
Male Population	829 (51.7%)
Female Population	775 (48.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-54.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-44.2%
Median Age	39.9 years (Male: 38.6, Female: 41.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$16,921 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.59500, 28.16833
Postal Codes	737340, 737346

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Lunca Banului Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,487	3,216	2,873	2,053	1,604	1,561	1,475
Population Density	1,297.5 / km²	1,196.7 / km²	1,069 / km²	763.9 / km²	596.8 / km²	580.8 / km²	548.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lunca Banului Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 44.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lunca Banului	-54%	-50.1%	-44.2%
Vaslui County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lunca Banului Median Age

Median Age: 39.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lunca Banului	39.9 yrs	41.1 yrs	38.6 yrs
Vaslui County	39.4 yrs	40.9 yrs	38 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Lunca Banului Population Density

Population Density: 597 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lunca Banului	1,604	2.688 km²	597 / km²
Vaslui County	346,689	5,322.2 km²	65.1 / km²
Romania	19.5 million	238,387.8 km²	81.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Lunca Banului Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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

Lunca Banului Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$9,475	$7,351	$6,324	$6,889	$7,531	$9,245	$13,988	$16,921
Total GDP	$60.1M	$45.1M	$37.4M	$38.5M	$39.8M	$47.4M	$68.5M	$82.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Lunca Banului CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lunca Banului	6,656 tn	4.15 tn	2,476.8 tons/km²
Vaslui County	1,437,470 tn	4.15 tn	270.1 tons/km²
Romania	86,961,323 tn	4.46 tn	364.8 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

Lunca Banului CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	6,656 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,476.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Medium (7)

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

Sources:

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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/29/15	10:20 PM	4.3	99 km	21,400 m	4km NNW of Pufesti, Romania	usgs.gov
3/16/13	12:34 AM	4.2	94 km	15,000 m	3km WNW of Urechesti, Romania	usgs.gov
1/7/07	2:25 PM	3.2	84.9 km	15,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
1/30/06	8:12 PM	4.1	69.6 km	10,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
10/31/05	6:02 PM	4.1	88.8 km	31,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
4/7/05	3:49 PM	3.7	31.4 km	0 m	Romania	usgs.gov
3/3/05	6:18 PM	3	93.2 km	3,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/9/92	7:55 PM	3.3	15.5 km	33,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
11/11/90	10:51 AM	3.4	81.7 km	33,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/19/90	4:08 AM	3.3	95.1 km	52,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lunca Banului

Lunca Banului is a commune in Vaslui County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Broscoşeşti, Condrea, Focşa, Lunca Banului, Lunca Veche, Oţetoaia and Răducani.

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