Botiza
Botiza | |
|---|---|
 Botiza Monastery (1998) | |
 Location in Maramureș County | |
  Botiza Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′N 24°09′E / 47.667°N 24.150°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (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 |
| • Density | 31.7/km2 (82.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 437065 |
| Area code | +(40) x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | primariabotiza |
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,084 | — |
| 1900 | 1,807 | +66.7% |
| 1910 | 1,953 | +8.1% |
| 1930 | 2,042 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 2,616 | +28.1% |
| 1977 | 2,963 | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 2,957 | −0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,964 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,717 | −8.3% |
| 2021 | 2,373 | −12.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Botiza had a population of 2,373; of those, 96.25% were ethnic Romanians.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
Botiza
Houses near the village center
Wooden church (1699)
All Saints Orthodox church in Botiza
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