Baia Mare

Baia Mare
Municipality
Coat of arms of Baia Mare
Coat of arms
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Baia Mare is located in Romania
Baia Mare
Baia Mare
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°39′24″N 23°34′19″E / 47.65667°N 23.57194°E / 47.65667; 23.57194
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028) Ioan Dăncuș (PSD)
Area
233.47 km2 (90.14 sq mi)
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
108,759
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
430311
Area code0262
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitewww.baiamare.ro

Baia Mare (US: /ˌbɑːjə ˈmɑːrə/ BAH-yə MAR-ə,[2][3] Romanian: [ˈbaja ˈmare] ⓘ; Hungarian: Nagybánya; German: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; Latin: Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about 600 km (373 mi) from Bucharest, 70 km (43 mi) from the border with Hungary, and 50 km (31 mi) from the border with Ukraine.

Located south of the Igniș [ro] and Gutâi mountains, Baia Mare had a population of 108,759 at the 2021 census, and a metropolitan area home to about 200,000 residents. The city administers four villages: Blidari (Kőbánya), Firiza (Felsőfernezely), Valea Borcutului (Borpatak), and Valea Neagră (Feketepatak). Baia Mare was named the Romanian Youth Capital from 2 May 2018 to 1 May 2019.[citation needed]

Baia Mare is the greenest municipality in Romania, with 133 square meters of green space for each inhabitant.[4][5][6][7][8]

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  3. ^ "Baia-Mare". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Bucureștenii stau cel mai rău la spațiul verde pe cap de locuitor. Care sunt cele mai verzi orașe din România". Știrile ProTV (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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  7. ^ Administrator (8 August 2018). "NORME - Cel mai „verde" oraș și cel mai „verde" municipiu din România sunt din județul Maramureș". 2mnews (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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