Baia Mare

Baia Mare
Baia Mare-places
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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 (2020–2024) Cătălin Cherecheș (Coalition for Maramureș[1])
Area
233.47 km2 (90.14 sq mi)
Elevation
228 m (748 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
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,[3][4] 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]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Baia Mare". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Baia-Mare". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.