Gilău, Cluj

Gilău
—  Commune  —
Castle in Gilău
Location in Cluj County
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 46°45′0″N 23°23′0″E / 46.75°N 23.383333°E / 46.75; 23.383333Coordinates: 46°45′0″N 23°23′0″E / 46.75°N 23.383333°E / 46.75; 23.383333
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Commune
Settled	1246
Commune seat	Gilău
Villages	Gilău, Someşu Cald, Someşu Rece
Government
– Mayor	Dumitru Sfârlea
Area
– Total	118.82 km2 (45.9 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
– Total	8,246
– Density	69.4/km2 (179.7/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code
Area code(s)	+40 x64[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/gilau/

Gilău (German: Julmarkt; Hungarian: Gyalu) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gilău, Someşu Cald and Someşu Rece.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 7,861 people living in this town. Of this population, 83.43% are ethnic Romanians, 9.45% are ethnic Hungarians and 7.08% ethnic Rroma.^[3]

Images

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  Roman fortifications

References

1. ^ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia_stab_1%20iulie2007.htm. Retrieved May 4, 2008. 
2. ^ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2337