Botiza

{{for|the river in Maramureș County|Botiza (river)}}

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Maramureș

|name = Botiza

|image_flag =

|image_shield =

|image_skyline = Botiza monastery 01.JPG

|image_caption = Botiza Monastery (1998)

|image_location =

|image_map = Botiza jud Maramures.jpg

|map_caption = Location in Maramureș County

|leader_name = Florea Poienar{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=14 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = CMM

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|47|40|N|24|09|E|region:RO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

|established_date =

|elevation = 483

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 74.8

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|postal_code = 437065

|area_code = +(40) x59

|website = {{URL|https://primariabotiza.ro/}}

}}

Botiza ({{langx|hu|Batiza}}, {{langx|yi|בוטיזה}}) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is well known for its handmade wool carpets. It is composed of a single village, Botiza. It also included Poienile Izei until that was split off to form a separate commune in 1995.

The commune is located in the central part of the county, in the southwestern foothills of the Maramureș Mountains, at an altitude of {{cvt|483|m}}. It is crossed by county roads DJ171A and DJ171D; the city of Sighetu Marmației is {{cvt|40|km}} to the northwest, while the county seat, Baia Mare, is {{cvt|66|km}} to the west.

At the 2021 census, Botiza had a population of 2,373; of those, 96.25% were ethnic Romanians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}