Valea Chioarului
Commune
Wooden church in Vărai
Wooden church in Vărai
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Valea Chioarului is located in Romania
Valea Chioarului
Valea Chioarului
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°26′N 23°29′E / 47.433°N 23.483°E / 47.433; 23.483
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Sorin Burde (PSD)
Area
79.08 km2 (30.53 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,002
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437370
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitewww.valeachioarului.ro
Wietenberg culture (3800–1200 BC) battle axes found at Valea Chioarului. In display at the National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca

Valea Chioarului (Hungarian: Kővárgara) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Curtuiușu Mare (Nagykörtvélyes), Durușa (Durusa), Fericea (Szamosfericse), Mesteacăn (Kisnyíres), Valea Chioarului, and Vărai (Kőváralja).

The commune is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, 34 km (21 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies at an altitude of about 300 m (980 ft), on the banks of the river Bârsău.

Valea Chioarului is crossed by national road DN1C [ro] (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the Ukrainian border at Halmeu.

See also

References

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