Valea Chioarului

Valea Chioarului is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Curtuiușu Mare, Durușa, Fericea, Mesteacăn, Valea Chioarului, and Vărai.
The commune is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies at an altitude of about, on the banks of the river Bârsău.
Valea Chioarului is crossed by national road , which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the Ukrainian border at Halmeu.