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Ponoarele Facts

Area	69.5 km²
Population	2,271
Male Population	1,140 (50.2%)
Female Population	1,131 (49.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-31.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-22.2%
Median Age	39.2 years (Male: 37.8, Female: 40.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$14,438 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	44.97389, 22.76444
Postal Codes	227360, 227376

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Ponoarele Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	3,331	3,301	2,919	2,132	2,271	2,228	2,124
Population Density	47.9 / km²	47.5 / km²	42 / km²	30.7 / km²	32.7 / km²	32.1 / km²	30.6 / km²

* Projected

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

Ponoarele Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 22.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ponoarele	-31.8%	-31.2%	-22.2%
Mehedinți County	—	—	—
Romania	—	—	—

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

Ponoarele Median Age

Median Age: 39.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ponoarele	39.2 yrs	40.9 yrs	37.8 yrs
Mehedinți County	41.8 yrs	43.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Romania	40.1 yrs	41.6 yrs	38.5 yrs

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

Ponoarele Population Density

Population Density: 32.7 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ponoarele	2,271	69.5 km²	32.7 / km²
Mehedinți County	233,131	4,937.2 km²	47.2 / 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

Ponoarele 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

Ponoarele Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,148	$5,145	$5,387	$6,967	$7,301	$8,495	$13,616	$14,438
Total GDP	$29.8M	$26M	$27.1M	$34.4M	$34.7M	$40.2M	$63.1M	$64.4M

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

Ponoarele CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ponoarele	9,613 tn	4.23 tn	138.3 tons/km²
Mehedinți County	994,647 tn	4.27 tn	201.5 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

Ponoarele CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	9,613 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.23 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	138.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
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 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
10/31/14	11:00 PM	4.1	42.9 km	4,100 m	1km NNE of Teregova, Romania	usgs.gov
9/8/13	1:22 PM	4.6	71.1 km	5,000 m	1km WSW of Unirea, Romania	usgs.gov
9/8/13	1:00 PM	4.3	69.3 km	10,000 m	2km NNE of Totesti, Romania	usgs.gov
1/1/12	11:57 PM	4.5	61.5 km	6,000 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/10/08	4:13 PM	3.4	33.7 km	11,300 m	Romania	usgs.gov
6/27/08	11:24 AM	3.3	29.9 km	20,700 m	Romania	usgs.gov
10/10/07	6:59 AM	3	23.5 km	6,500 m	Romania	usgs.gov
7/13/07	11:17 AM	3	36.7 km	5,100 m	Romania	usgs.gov
8/10/06	7:19 AM	3.4	55.3 km	0 m	Romania	usgs.gov
8/9/06	7:19 AM	3.1	45.9 km	17,200 m	Romania	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ponoarele

Ponoarele is a commune located in Mehedinți County, Romania. It is composed of fifteen villages: Băluța, Bârâiacu, Brânzeni, Buicani, Ceptureni, Cracu Muntelui, Delureni, Gărdăneasa, Gheorghești, Ludu, Ponoarele, Proitești, Răiculești, Șipotu and Val..

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