Botiza Explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Botiza
Leader Name:Florea Poienar[1]
Leader Party:CMM
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.6667°N 33°W
Elevation:483
Area Total:74.8
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:437065
Area Code:+(40) x59

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 . It is crossed by county roads DJ171A and DJ171D; the city of Sighetu Marmației is to the northwest, while the county seat, Baia Mare, is to the west.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.