Businesses in Balș

Categories in Balș

Car parts Car repair Car wash and detail Gas station Import and export Manufacture of clothing and fabrics Manufacture of minerals and metals Manufacture of plastic, chemical and petroleum products Other wholesale Wholesale of construction supplies Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco Wholesale of machinery Wholesalers Clothing stores Shoe stores Mobile phone stores Churches Electronics stores Construction Construction of buildings Electrical installation Hardware store Other construction Technical construction services Education All food and beverage Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Fruits and vegetables Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Furniture stores Household appliances and goods Atm's Banks Lawyers legal Cemeteries and crematoriums Dentists Pharmacies and drug stores Beauty salons Apartments Department stores Shopping Shopping other Wholesale store Public parks Buses and trains Freight/commercial transport Freight forwarding Hotels and motels Other transport activities Taxis Travel and transportation Unreachable

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Balș

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Google Rating
Shopping	12	3.9

Balș Facts

Area	7.1 km²
Population	11,840
Male Population	5,727 (48.4%)
Female Population	6,113 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-34.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-29.7%
Median Age	39.3 years (Male: 38.3, Female: 40.2)
Neighborhoods	Bals
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.35000, 24.10000
Postal Codes	235100

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Balș Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	18,026	19,436	16,852	12,235	11,840
Population Density	2,552.4 / km²	2,752 / km²	2,386.1 / km²	1,732.4 / km²	1,676.5 / km²

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

Balș Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 27.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Balș	-32.1%	-37%	-27.4%
Olt County	-28.8%	-31%	-23.9%
Romania	-9.9%	-16.9%	-11.8%

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

Balș Median Age

Median Age: 39.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Balș	39.3 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.3 yrs
Olt County	41.9 yrs	43.6 yrs	40.4 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Balș Population Density

Population Density: 1,677 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Balș	11,840	7.1 km²	1,677 / km²
Olt County	391,149	5,497.5 km²	71.2 / 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

Balș Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Balș

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Balș

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Balș

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

Balș CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Balș	54,009 tn	4.56 tn	7,647.3 tons/km²
Olt County	1,632,630 tn	4.17 tn	297 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

Balș CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	54,009 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.56 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,647.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* 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
6/24/14	7:39 PM	4.1	67.2 km	17,900 m	3km NW of Corabia, Romania	usgs.gov
1/1/12	11:57 PM	4.5	87.6 km	6,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
1/11/08	2:56 PM	3.2	98.5 km	80,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
11/28/95	8:16 AM	3.7	96.6 km	23,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
4/17/90	4:35 AM	3.6	97.6 km	33,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Balș

(Romanian pronunciation: [balʃ]) is a town in Olt County, Romania. The town administers three villages: Corbeni, Româna and Teiș.

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