| Type: | commune |
| County: | Maramureș |
| Valea Chioarului | |
| Leader Name: | Ioan Sorin Burde |
| Leader Party: | PSD |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Coordinates: | 47.4333°N 52°W |
| Elevation: | 299 |
| Area Total: | 79.08 |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 437370 |
| Area Code: | +40 x59 |
Valea Chioarului (Hungarian: Kővárgara) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Curtuiușu Mare (Nagykörtvélyes), Durușa (Durusa), Fericea (Szamosfericse), Mesteacăn (Kisnyíres), Valea Chioarului, and Vărai (Kőváralja).
The commune is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies at an altitude of about, on the banks of the river Bârsău.
Valea Chioarului is crossed by national road (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the Ukrainian border at Halmeu.