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Botiza
Botiza ( , ) 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 . It is crossed by county roads DJ171A and DJ171D; the city of Sighetu Marmației is to the northwest, while the county seat, Baia Mare, is to the west. At the 2021 census, Botiza had a population of 2,373; of those, 96.25% were ethnic Romanians.
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Botiza ( , ) 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 . It is crossed by county roads DJ171A and DJ171D; the city of Sighetu Marmației is to the northwest, while the county seat, Baia Mare, is to the west. At the 2021 census, Botiza had a population of 2,373; of those, 96.25% were ethnic Romanians.
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