Botiza

Commune in Maramureș, Romania

(2020–2024) Florea Poienar^[1] (CMM)Area

74.8 km² (28.9 sq mi)Elevation

483 m (1,585 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,373 • Density32/km² (82/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

437065

Area code+(40) x59Vehicle reg.MMWebsiteprimariabotiza.ro

Botiza (Hungarian: Batiza, Yiddish: בוטיזה) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is well known for its handmade wool carpets. It is composed of a single village, Botiza. It also included Poienile Izei until that was split off to form a separate commune in 1995.

The commune is located in the central part of the county, in the southwestern foothills of the Maramureș Mountains, at an altitude of 483 m (1,585 ft). It is crossed by county roads DJ171A and DJ171D; the city of Sighetu Marmației is 40 km (25 mi) to the northwest, while the county seat, Baia Mare, is 66 km (41 mi) to the west.

At the 2021 census, Botiza had a population of 2,373; of those, 96.25% were ethnic Romanians.^[3]

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.