Satu Mare

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Satu Mare

Total population

102,411

Coordinates47.79°, 22.87°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Satu Mare is a city in Romania with a population of 91,520 (2021). It is the capital of Satu Mare County as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania. Mentioned in the Gesta Hungarorum as castrum Zotmar, the city has a history going back to the Middle Ages. Today, it is an academic, cultural, industrial, and business centre in the Nord-Vest development region.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

S

Suzane Adam

Israeli author

T

Tomáš Velímský

Czech historian, medievalist & archaeologist

Ernie Grunfeld

American basketball player and executive

Corneliu Chisu

Canadian politician

G

Georges Haupt

Romanian historian (1928-1978)

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Andreea Orosz

Romanian basketball player (born 1986)

Raul Cristian Sararu

Romanian CEO, Owner, Founder, Director & Producer

Corina Monica Ciorbă

Romanian singer

György Nyisztor

Hungarian politician (1869–1956)

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Scholtz Béla István

Romanian economist

H

Hedwig Funkenhauser

German fencer

Joseph Szepesi

Romanian fencer

M

Miklós Bodoczy

Romanian fencer

P

Paula Ciocan

Romanian basketball player (born 1982)

Petru Kuki

Romanian fencer

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Sergiu Suciu

Romanian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Satu Mare

• Păulești
  2.2 mi away · pop. 780
• Mărtinești
  3.2 mi away · pop. 208
• Ambud
  3.5 mi away · pop. 999
• Amați
  3.9 mi away · pop. 896
• Botiz
  4.4 mi away · pop. 3,263
• Vetiș
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,933
• Lazuri
  4.5 mi away · pop. 2,336
• Petin
  4.6 mi away · pop. 629
• Dorolț
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,502
• Sătmărel
  5.1 mi away · pop. 1,403
• Decebal
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,092
• Odoreu
  5.6 mi away · pop. 4,537

Browse all places in Satu Mare →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Satu Mare

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Seen 2026-08-06

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-08-06

Pallas' Sailer

Neptis sappho

Seen 2026-08-06

Scarce Large Blue

Phengaris teleius

Seen 2026-08-05

Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

Seen 2026-07-06

Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides podalirius

Seen 2026-07-01

Rye Brome

Bromus secalinus

Seen 2026-06-26

Field Brome

Bromus arvensis

Seen 2026-06-26

European Serin

Serinus serinus

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Satu Mare, sourced from Wikidata.

• Samfest

  festival

  Rock and Jazz Festival in Satu Mare, Romania

Source: Wikidata (CC0).