Băiuț

Băiuț Erzsébetbánya
Commune
Wooden Church in Poiana Botizii
Băiuț Commune in Maramureș County
Băiuț Băiuț in Romania
Coordinates: 47°35′50″N 23°59′51″E / 47.59722°N 23.99750°E / 47.59722; 23.99750
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș County
Commune	Băiuț
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Mihai Ceteraș (since 2008) (Social Democratic Party)
Area	113.60 km2 (43.86 sq mi)
Population (2011)	2,278
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Băiuț (Hungarian: Erzsébetbánya) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Baiuț, Strâmbu-Băiuț (Kohóvölgy) and Poiana Botizii (Rákosfalva).

The commune is situated on the upper level of the River Lăpuș, 80 kilometers southeast of the city of Baia Mare. The commune is at a height of 600 metres.

At the 2011 census, 64.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 34.8% Hungarians.

Coordinates: 47°37′N 24°00′E / 47.617°N 24.000°E / 47.617; 24.000