Baia Mare, Romania

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Baia Mare(in Hungarian Nagybanya), the county seat of Maramures, is an important city in northern Romania. It is located in the western part of the county, on the middle course of Sasar River, at an average altitude of 228 metres. The city stretches over 23 ha and contains also the following settlements: Blidari, Firiza, Valea Neagra, Valea Borcutului. It has 149,500 inhabitants (80.2% Romanians, 17.5% Hungarians, 0.7% Germans, 1992 census). Consistent with the concentration of the economic activities and their importance, Baia Mare ranks the 3rd in the northwest of Romania.

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