Botiz (Hungarian: Batiz; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbɒtiz]) is a commune of 4,698 inhabitants 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.

Botiz
Batiz
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Botiz is located in Romania
Botiz
Botiz
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°57′E / 47.833°N 22.950°E / 47.833; 22.950
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Area
36.34 km2 (14.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,604
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM

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

Demographics edit

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2]

  • Romanians (71.4%)
  • Hungarians (22.5%)
  • Roma people (4.7%)

References edit

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "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)