Type: | commune |
County: | Maramureș |
Fărcașa | |
Leader Name: | Ioan Stegeran |
Leader Party: | Independent |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.5833°N 43°W |
Area Total: | 48.41 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 437155 |
Area Code: | +40 x59 |
Fărcașa (Hungarian: Farkasaszó) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Buzești (Szamosújfalu), Fărcașa, Sârbi (Oláhtótfalu), and Tămaia (Tomány).
The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the border with Satu Mare County. It lies on the right bank of the river Someș, at a distance of from the county seat, Baia Mare.
At the 2011 census, Fărcașa had a population of 4,015. Of those, 95.64% were ethnic Romanians and 1.54% Roma.