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Satu Mare is situated in Satu Mare County, in northwest Romania, on the river Someș, 13 km (8.1 mi) from the border with Hungary and 27 km (17 mi) from the border with Ukraine. The city is located at an altitude of 126 m (413 ft) on the Lower Someș alluvial plain , spreading out from the Administrative Palace at 25 October Square.
Szatmár county was formed in the 11th century, with the center in Szatmárnémeti (now Satu Mare). In Ottoman times , the county mostly belonged to Partium . In 1876, when the administrative structure of the Kingdom of Hungary was changed, part of the territory of the former Kővárvidék/ Chioar district was annexed to Szatmár.
Satu Mare is a culturally diverse county, with a population mix of Romanians, Hungarians, Roma, Germans, and other ethnicities. The county's largest ethnic minority, Hungarians mostly reside along the border with Hungary, but some are also scattered throughout the whole county.
Carei is situated in the south-western part of Satu-Mare County, in a plain region, and it is 35 km (22 mi) away from the county seat, Satu-Mare. Communes that are near Carei include Căpleni, Urziceni, Foieni, Sanislău, Petrești, Tiream, Căuaș, and Moftin.
The Satu Mare Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area of Romania founded on April 26, 2013 around Satu Mare, the capital city of Satu Mare County.It has a population of 233,306 and, besides Satu Mare, it includes four cities and towns (Carei, Ardud, Livada, and Tășnad), as well as 26 communes.
The commune is located in the Țara Oașului ethnographic and historical region, in the northeastern part of Satu Mare County. It lies on the banks of the river Valea Rea and its tributary, the Valea Albă. Certeze is situated 55 km (34 mi) northeast of the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine.
Tiream (Hungarian: Mezőterem, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːtɛrɛm]; German: Wiesenfeld, from 2002 on Terem) is a commune of 2,068 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Portița (Portelek), Tiream, and Vezendiu (Vezend).
Ciumești (Hungarian: Csomaköz, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃomɒkøz]) is a commune located in Satu Mare County, Romania. The commune is located in the western part of the county, at a distance of 13.3 km (8.3 mi) west of Carei and 49.6 km (30.8 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare.