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Motru

Gorj County · Romania
City population
22,319
#86
in Romania
#2
in Gorj County
#23,265
worldwide
BucharestMotru
44.803, 22.972 · 251 km from Bucharest
City population
22,319
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Romania
#86
of 126 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#23,265
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Romania
0.1%
of the national population

About Motru

Motru is a city in Gorj County, Romania with a population of 22,319. It is the 86th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 23,265th largest worldwide. It lies 251 km from Bucharest.

Position in Romania
#86of 126
LargestSmallest
Position in Gorj County
#2of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Gorj County
Rank in region
#2of 2
Distance to capital
to Bucharest
Elevation
182 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Bucharest
Coordinates
44.803, 22.972
Record updated
2012-06-12
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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