Gilău, Cluj

Gilău
Commune
Castle in Gilău
Location in Cluj County
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 46°45′N 23°23′E / 46.750°N 23.383°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 23°23′E / 46.750°N 23.383°E
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 km^2 (45.88 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
• Total	8,246
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	+40 x64[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/gilau/

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

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 Romani.^[3]

Roman fortifications

References

1. "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. 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