Fărcașa

For the commune in Neamț County, see Farcașa. For the village in Bacău County, see Răchitoasa.

Fărcașa
Commune
Wooden church of the Archangels in Buzești
Coat of arms
Location in Maramureș County
Fărcașa Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°35′N 23°20′E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Stegeran (Ind.)
Area	48.41 km^2 (18.69 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,096
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437155
Area code	+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	www.farcasa-maramures.ro

Fărcașa (Hungarian: Farkasaszó) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Buzești (Szamosújfalu), Fărcașa, Sârbi (Oláhtótfalu), and Tămaia (Tomány).

The commune is located in the western part of the county, on the border with Satu Mare County. It lies on the right bank of the river Someș, at a distance of 27 km (17 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare.

At the 2011 census, Fărcașa had a population of 4,015; of those, 95.64% were ethnic Romanians and 1.54% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had 4,096 inhabitants, of which 91.94% were Romanians and 2.12% Roma.[2]

Natives

• Mircea Anca (1960–2015), film actor and director

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.