Boița

For the village in Hunedoara County, see Răchitova.

Boița
Commune
The old customs tower in Boița
Boița Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°37′59″N 24°15′27″E
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Nicolae Cocoș[1] (PNL)
Area	100.37 km^2 (38.75 sq mi)
Highest elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Lowest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,410
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	555701
Vehicle reg.	SB
Website	boita.ro

Boița (German: Ochsendorf; Hungarian: Bojca; Latin: Caput Stenarum) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, at the foothills of the Cindrel Mountains, 22 km (14 mi) south of the county capital Sibiu, in the Mărginimea Sibiului ethnographic area, on the main road between Sibiu and the southern part of Romania, the National road 7/European route 81, at the entrance of the Olt River defile. The commune is composed of four villages: Boița, Lazaret, Lotrioara (Latorvár), and Paltin. These were part of Tălmaciu town until 2004, when they were split off.

In 1910 the village had 1,657 inhabitants. At the 2021 census, Boița had a population of 1,410; of those, 96.6% were ethnic Romanians.^[3]

See also

• Caput Stenarum (castra)

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

Boița church gate

Boița broken tower