Baia Mare

Romania / Maramures / Baia Mare /
 city, municipality, draw only border, county seat
Baia Mare (meaning Great Mine) is an important city in northern Romania and the seat of Maramureş County. During the Bronze Age, the region around Baia Mare was the realm of the Thracians, from whom the Geto-Dacians later descended. It was also part of the large Dacian state formed by Burebista.
As of 2011 census data, Baia Mare has a population of 114,925, a decrease from the figure recorded at the 2002 census.
The municipality of Baia Mare had a total population of 137,921 in 2002, the majority being Romanians. The ethnic composition of the city is as follows:
Romanian: (79.81%)
Hungarian: (14.84%)
Roma: (0.51%)
German:(0.36%)
Ukrainian: (0.25%)
Jews: (0.10%)
and 642 others, including Greeks, Turks, Italians, Lippovans, Poles and Slovaks.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_Mare
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Coordinates:   47°40'20"N   23°34'17"E

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  • It is located in the northern part of the county, on the middle course of the Sasar River, at an average altitude of 228 metres, surrounded by the Igniş and Gutâi mountains. The city has an area of 233 km² and also contains the following settlements: Blidari, Firiza, Valea Neagră and Valea Borcutului. In terms of area, Baia Mare, including the previously mentioned settlements and the forests within the city limits, is one of the largest cities in Romania, being a few square miles larger than the country's capital, Bucharest. However, it is ranked 17th in terms of population. Due to the concentration of economic activities found in the city and their importance, Baia Mare ranks third in northwest Romania, after Cluj Napoca and Oradea.
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