Botiz

Botiz
Batiz
Commune
Botiz
Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°57′E / 47.833°N 22.950°E / 47.833; 22.950
Country  Romania
County Satu Mare County
Area 36.34 km2 (14.03 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1] 4,863
Ethnicity
 • Romanians 49.47%
 • Hungarians 45.97%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

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

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[2]

  • Romanians (71,4%)
  • Hungarians (22.5%)
  • Roma people (4,7%)
Location of Botiz in Satu Mare County

Coordinates: 47°50′N 22°57′E / 47.833°N 22.950°E / 47.833; 22.950

References

  1. ↑ Romanian census data, 2002 Archived September 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  2. ↑ http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf
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