Rona de Sus Bишня Рівня
Commune
Dormition of the Theotokos orthodox monastery in Rona de Sus
Location in Maramureș County
Rona de Sus Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°54′N 24°3′E / 47.900°N 24.050°E / 47.900; 24.050
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Alexa Semeniuc (USR)
Area	68.3 km2 (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation	331 m (1,086 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,171
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437250
Area code	(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.	MM

Rona de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőróna; German: Oberrohnen; Ukrainian: Bишня Рівня; Rusyn: Вишня Руна) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (Rónaszék; Rohnen; Коштіль) and Rona de Sus.

The commune is located in a hilly area in the northern part of the county, about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the river Tisza and the Ukrainian border. The river Rona, a right tributary of the Iza, flows through the commune. The nearest city is Sighetu Marmației, 13 km (8.1 mi) to the northwest; the county seat, Baia Mare, is 70 km (43 mi) to the southwest. Rona de Sus is crossed by national road DN18, which starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava.

At the 2011 census, 86.4% of inhabitants were Ukrainians, 8.5% Hungarians, and 5% Romanians. At the 2002 census, 72.9% were Ukrainian Orthodox, 10.8% stated they belonged to another religion, 8.6% were Roman Catholic, and 4.8% Greek-Catholic.

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