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Bisoca Facts

Area	83.9 km²
Population	2,243
Male Population	1,151 (51.3%)
Female Population	1,092 (48.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-25.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-24.6%
Median Age	38.1 years (Male: 36.3, Female: 40)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	45.53333, 26.70000
Postal Codes	127055

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Bisoca Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	3,021	3,250	2,973	2,374	2,243
Population Density	36 / km²	38.7 / km²	35.4 / km²	28.3 / km²	26.7 / km²

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

Bisoca Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 20.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bisoca	-21.4%	-27%	-20.1%
Buzău County	-21.7%	-26.8%	-21.3%
Romania	-9.9%	-16.9%	-11.8%

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

Bisoca Median Age

Median Age: 38.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bisoca	38.1 yrs	40 yrs	36.3 yrs
Buzău County	42.2 yrs	44 yrs	40.6 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Bisoca Population Density

Population Density: 26.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bisoca	2,243	83.9 km²	26.7 / km²
Buzău County	404,027	6,102.3 km²	66.2 / 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

Bisoca 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

Bisoca CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bisoca	9,520 tn	4.24 tn	113.5 tons/km²
Buzău County	1,718,620 tn	4.25 tn	281.6 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

Bisoca CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	9,520 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.24 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	113.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	High (8.6)
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
1/9/19	11:36 AM	4.1	7 km	142,410 m	5km W of Jitia, Romania	usgs.gov
12/16/15	8:27 PM	4.1	16.4 km	138,700 m	13km WSW of Nereju, Romania	usgs.gov
7/5/15	2:26 PM	4.4	18.4 km	132,900 m	5km WSW of Nereju, Romania	usgs.gov
11/7/13	2:34 PM	4.2	19.6 km	136,200 m	0km SSW of Nereju, Romania	usgs.gov
7/6/12	10:48 PM	4.1	16.9 km	112,900 m	Romania	usgs.gov
9/8/11	1:50 PM	4.2	16.5 km	114,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
4/25/09	5:18 PM	5.2	15.3 km	100,700 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/3/08	1:44 PM	3.7	15.6 km	138,500 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/26/08	9:46 PM	3.8	17.2 km	135,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/10/08	5:13 PM	3	13.7 km	131,200 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bisoca

Bisoca is a commune in the north of Buzău County, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Băltăgari, Bisoca, Lacurile, Lopătăreasa, Pleşi, Recea, Sările and Şindrila.

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