Baia (german: Baja, Stadt Molde, or Moldenmarkt; hu, Moldvabánya; lat, Civitas Moldaviae) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census).[Baia, Numidia, an ancient former city and bishopric, now a Latin catholic titular see
* Baía, Angola, town near Luanda
* ]Baía, Cape Verde
Baía is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. It is part of the municipality of São Domingos. In 2010 its population was 489. It is situated near the east coast, 2 km southeast of Achada Baleia
Achada Bal ...
, village on Santiago island
In Europe
* Baia, Tulcea __NOTOC__
Baia is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
Villages
The commune includes five villages:
* Baia (''Hamangia'' until 1929, tr, Hamamci)
* Camena
* Caugagia ( tr, Kavgaci)
* Ceamurlia de Sus (''Yeni Kazak'' until ca. 18 ...
, commune in Romania
* Baia, a village in Vărădia de Mureș
Vărădia de Mureș (colloquially ''Totvărădia'', or "Slovak Vărădia"; hu, Tótvárad; german: Waradia, tr, Varadiye) is a commune in Arad County, Romania. It stretches over approximately 12600 hectares, situated in the contact zone of Meta ...
Commune, Arad County, Romania
* Baia Mare
Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramur ...
, a city in Maramureș County, Romania
* Baia de Aramă
Baia de Aramă is a small Romanian town located in Mehedinți County, in the historical region of Oltenia, with a population of 5,349. The river Brebina runs through the town. Some Dacian ruins can be found in the town, as well as the 17th cent ...
, a town in Mehedinţi County, Romania
* Baia de Arieș
Baia de Arieș ( Hungarian: ''Aranyosbánya'' or ''Offenbánya''; German: ''Offenburg'') is a town in Alba County, Romania. It administers five villages: Brăzești (''Berzesd''), Cioara de Sus (''Felsőcsóra''), Muncelu (''Muncsal''), Sartăș ( ...
, a town in Alba County, Romania
* Baia Sprie
Baia Sprie (; hu, Felsőbánya, german: Mittelstadt) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Romania. Baia Sprie is situated at a distance of from Baia Mare.
The town administers three villages: Chiuzbaia (''Kisbánya''), Satu Nou de Sus (''F ...
, a town in Maramureș County, Romania
* Baia de Criș, a commune in Hunedoara County, Romania
* Baia de Fier
Baia de Fier is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Baia de Fier and Cernădia. It is traversed by the river Pârâul Galben; to the east flows the river Olteț. Peștera Muierilor (''women's cave'') is loc ...
, a commune in Gorj County, Romania
* Baia Nouă, a village in Dubova Commune, Mehedinţi County, Romania
* Alternative name for Baiae, Italy
Rivers
* Baia (Tisza)
The Baia is a left tributary of the river Tisza in Romania. It discharges into the Tisza in Remeți, on the border with Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European c ...
, Romania
* Baia or Bayas (river)
The Bayas () or Baia () is a river of Spain. From its source in the Gorbeia massif in Biscay, it flows southwards through Álava before discharging into the Ebro River near Miranda de Ebro, Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the ...
, Spain
People with the surname ''Baia''
* Vítor Baía
Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH (; born 15 October 1969) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
One of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time, his career was intimately connected with FC Porto, which he started re ...
, retired Portuguese footballer
Other uses
* "Baía" (Perry Como song)
* "Na Baixa do Sapateiro "Na Baixa do Sapateiro" ( en, In the Shoemaker's Hollow) is a famous Brazilian song, written by Ary Barroso. Its title comes from a street in Salvador, Bahia, where many cobblers once worked.
It was originally released in 1938 as the B side to '' S ...
", a Brazilian song by Ary Barroso which was retitled "Baía" (also Bahia) for the Disney film "The Three Caballeros"
* Baia, a fictional Dhampir commune located in Omsk, Russia, in Vampire Academy
''Vampire Academy'' is a series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by American author Richelle Mead. It tells the story of Rosemarie "Rose" Hathaway, a dhampir girl, who is training to be a guardian of her moroi best friend, Vasilisa " ...
See also
* Bahia (disambiguation), in some cases pronounced identically
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