It is composed of four villages: Bocicău (Bocskó), Tarna Mare, Valea Seacă (Avaspatak), and Văgaș (Nagytarnafürdő).

It lies at an altitude of 168 m (551 ft), on the banks of the river Tarna Mare.

The commune is located 54 km (34 mi) northeast of the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,563; of those, 81.17% were Romanians, 4.21% Ukrainians, 3.73% Roma, and 2.33% Hungarians.

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