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Suraia Facts

Area	9.0 km²
Population	3,877
Male Population	1,864 (48.1%)
Female Population	2,013 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-36.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-26.8%
Median Age	44.3 years (Male: 42.5, Female: 46.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$16,625 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	45.68333, 27.40000
Postal Codes	627330

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Suraia Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	6,072	5,991	5,299	3,879	3,877	3,789	3,567
Population Density	674.7 / km²	665.7 / km²	588.8 / km²	431 / km²	430.8 / km²	421 / km²	396.3 / km²

* Projected

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

Suraia Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 26.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Suraia	-36.1%	-35.3%	-26.8%
Vrancea County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Suraia Median Age

Median Age: 44.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Suraia	44.3 yrs	46.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Vrancea County	41.2 yrs	42.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Suraia Population Density

Population Density: 431 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Suraia	3,877	9 km²	431 / km²
Vrancea County	299,471	4,856.5 km²	61.7 / 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

Suraia 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

Suraia Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$8,993	$7,659	$6,089	$8,357	$9,664	$12,140	$15,065	$16,625
Total GDP	$58.9M	$47.4M	$35.5M	$44.9M	$48M	$57.3M	$67.1M	$73.1M

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

Suraia CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Suraia	16,215 tn	4.18 tn	1,801.7 tons/km²
Vrancea County	1,255,958 tn	4.19 tn	258.6 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

Suraia CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	16,215 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,801.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	High (8)

* 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 Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
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
8/16/17	3:16 PM	4.3	46.4 km	12,850 m	4km NNE of Smirdan, Romania	usgs.gov
10/31/16	11:59 AM	4.1	52.5 km	90,000 m	2km SW of Matacina, Romania	usgs.gov
3/1/16	11:06 AM	4.3	35.8 km	66,500 m	6km W of Bolotesti, Romania	usgs.gov
10/7/15	9:25 AM	4.4	42.3 km	129,699 m	9km W of Poiana Cristei, Romania	usgs.gov
6/29/15	10:20 PM	4.3	43 km	21,400 m	4km NNW of Pufesti, Romania	usgs.gov
1/19/15	11:53 PM	4	28.8 km	40,000 m	4km NE of Tifesti, Romania	usgs.gov
1/12/15	6:08 AM	4.2	32.6 km	17,800 m	1km SSW of Bordesti, Romania	usgs.gov
12/12/14	8:25 AM	4	48.3 km	120,100 m	3km WSW of Andreiasu de Jos, Romania	usgs.gov
12/7/14	9:04 PM	4.6	30.5 km	38,300 m	5km WNW of Marasheshty, Romania	usgs.gov
11/22/14	7:14 PM	5.6	30.7 km	32,000 m	5km E of Panciu, Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Suraia

Suraia is a commune located in Vrancea County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Suraia. It included Bilieşti village until 2004, when the latter was split off to form Biliești Commune.

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