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Valea Rece Facts

Area	3.9 km²
Population	808
Male Population	411 (50.9%)
Female Population	397 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+1246.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-10.4%
Median Age	34.9 years (Male: 34.6, Female: 35.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$16,072 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.62082, 25.95827
Postal Codes	537146, 537153

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Valea Rece Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	60	149	902	1,116	808	806	770
Population Density	15.2 / km²	37.8 / km²	229.1 / km²	283.4 / km²	205.2 / km²	204.7 / km²	195.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Valea Rece Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 10.4% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Valea Rece	+1246.7%	+442.3%	-10.4%
Harghita County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Valea Rece Median Age

Median Age: 34.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Valea Rece	34.9 yrs	35.4 yrs	34.6 yrs
Harghita County	38.6 yrs	40.1 yrs	37.3 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Valea Rece Population Density

Population Density: 205 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Valea Rece	808	3.938 km²	205 / km²
Harghita County	283,490	6,638.7 km²	42.7 / 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

Valea Rece Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1780 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

Valea Rece Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$14,096	$12,449	$10,937	$9,609	$12,387	$10,895	$14,698	$16,072
Total GDP	$34.8M	$29.7M	$25.5M	$22M	$27.9M	$24.5M	$32.2M	$35.1M

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

Valea Rece CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Valea Rece	3,633 tn	4.5 tn	922.7 tons/km²
Harghita County	1,278,329 tn	4.51 tn	192.6 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

Valea Rece CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,633 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.5 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	922.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (6.8)
Landslide	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, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
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
6/24/11	1:08 PM	4.4	85.1 km	6,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
9/6/08	7:48 PM	4.5	97.2 km	24,600 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/20/08	6:32 AM	3.2	91.8 km	100,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/5/08	2:21 PM	3.4	96 km	170,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
12/23/07	6:29 PM	3.7	92.9 km	200,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/23/07	12:33 AM	3.8	99.6 km	200,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/7/06	11:25 PM	3.2	96.5 km	72,500 m	Romania	usgs.gov
11/14/98	11:14 AM	3.8	75.6 km	150,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
8/14/96	12:36 PM	4	89.2 km	129,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
5/30/90	11:31 AM	4	93 km	84,400 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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