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Modelu Facts

Area	4.1 km²
Population	5,426
Male Population	2,650 (48.8%)
Female Population	2,776 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+542500.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+7763.8%
Median Age	37.2 years (Male: 35.7, Female: 38.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$28,788 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.19574, 27.38720
Postal Codes	917180, 917183

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Modelu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1	1	69	40,890	5,426	5,336	5,171
Population Density	0.2 / km²	0.2 / km²	16.7 / km²	9,912.7 / km²	1,315.4 / km²	1,293.6 / km²	1,253.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Modelu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 7763.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Modelu	+542500%	+542500%	+7763.8%
Călărași County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Modelu Median Age

Median Age: 37.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Modelu	37.2 yrs	38.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Călărași County	40.7 yrs	42.2 yrs	39.1 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Modelu Population Density

Population Density: 1,315 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Modelu	5,426	4.125 km²	1,315 / km²
Călărași County	1.6 million	5,086.4 km²	318 / 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

Modelu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Modelu

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

Modelu Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$13,178	$12,066	$12,639	$15,420	$21,934	$21,163	$24,960	$28,788
Total GDP	$431.9M	$392.9M	$400.5M	$494.7M	$598.8M	$518.1M	$568.7M	$640.6M

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

Modelu CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Modelu	15,095 tn	2.78 tn	3,659.4 tons/km²
Călărași County	4,579,136 tn	2.83 tn	900.3 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

Modelu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	15,095 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	2.78 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,659.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* 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. 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
3/17/06	12:45 AM	3.1	68.1 km	58,100 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
2/6/06	10:47 AM	3.6	80.9 km	30,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
2/4/06	10:50 PM	3	94.2 km	12,300 m	Bulgaria	usgs.gov
10/31/05	4:54 PM	3.1	64.9 km	6,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
10/16/05	11:14 AM	3.1	56.3 km	6,700 m	Romania	usgs.gov
9/10/05	5:29 AM	3.3	97.6 km	24,200 m	Romania	usgs.gov
8/25/05	5:53 PM	4	72 km	10,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
8/24/05	5:20 PM	3	63.8 km	7,100 m	Romania	usgs.gov
2/12/05	12:01 AM	3.6	47.2 km	0 m	Romania	usgs.gov
9/29/93	12:03 AM	4.1	29.8 km	10,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Modelu

Modelu is a commune in Călăraşi County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Modelu, Radu Negru, Stoeneşti and Tonea. has a population of 9,745 people. Since 2004, the mayor has been Gheorghe Dobre of the National Liberal Party.

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