Târgu Bujor is a town in Galați County, Romania. It administers two villages, Moscu and Umbrărești. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia.
The town is located in the southern part of the Moldavian Plateau, at the confluence of the Bujorul stream and the Chineja river. It is located in the central part of Galați County, on the county road DJ242, some 8 east of the national road DN24D and 57 km (35 mi) north of the county seat, Galați.
Natives
- Iulian-Gabriel Bîrsan (1956–2022), engineer and politician
- Eremia Grigorescu (1863–1919), general during World War I and Minister of War in 1918
- Grigore Hagiu (1933–1985), poet
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7,583 | — |
| 1992 | 7,965 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 8,044 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6,148 | −23.6% |
| 2021 | 5,946 | −3.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Climate
Târgu Bujor's climate is humid continental (Dfb).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
5.8 (42.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28 (1.1) |
31 (1.2) |
27 (1.1) |
40 (1.6) |
54 (2.1) |
70 (2.8) |
55 (2.2) |
46 (1.8) |
44 (1.7) |
27 (1.1) |
34 (1.3) |
32 (1.3) |
488 (19.3) |
| Source: Climate-data.org [3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Results of the 2021 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Climate data for Târgu Bujor". Retrieved November 26, 2016.
