Botiz

Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

(2020–2024) Ioan Mureșan (PNL)Area

36.34 km² (14.03 sq mi)Elevation

125 m (410 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

3,604 • Density99/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

447065

Area code+(40) 261Vehicle reg.SMWebsitebotiz.ro

Botiz (Hungarian: Batiz; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒtiz]) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Botiz. Until 2004, it also included Agriș and Ciuperceni villages, but these were split off that year to form Agriș Commune.

East of Botiz, there is a medium-wave broadcasting station with two 139-metre-tall guyed masts.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,622 inhabitants; of those, 71.4% were Romanians, 22.5% Hungarians, and 4.7% Roma.^[2] At the 2021 census, Botiz had a population of 3,604, of which 75.8% were Romanians, 13.6% Hungarians, and 3.36% Roma.^[3]

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.