Sălaj County

Sălaj County is a county of , located in the north-west of the country, in the historical regions of and . It is bordered to the north by and counties, to the west and south-west by , and to the south-east by . is the county seat, as well as its largest city.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bălan and Creaca.

Village
is a commune located in Sălaj County, , . It is composed of five villages: , Chechiș, Chendrea, Gălpâia and Gâlgău Almaşului. It is situated on the river , a tributary of the . is situated 4½ km east of Sălaj County.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3½ km north of Sălaj County.

Village
is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Sălaj County.

Sălaj County

Latitude
47.1667° or 47° 10′ north
Longitude
23.25° or 23° 15′ east
Population
212,000
Elevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)
Open location code
8GV55782+M2
Geo­Names ID
668248
Wiki­data ID
Q190690
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Wu Chinese—“Sălaj County” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: Propinsi Sălaj
  • Arabic: مقاطعة سالاج
  • Aragonese: Provincia de Sălaj
  • Basque: Sălaj konderria
  • Belarusian: жудзец Сэлаж
  • Belarusian: Сэлаж (жудзец)
  • Belarusian: Сэлаж
  • Bengali: সালাজ কাউন্টি
  • Bosnian: Sălaj (okrug)
  • Bosnian: Sălaj
  • Bulgarian: Окръг Сълаж
  • Bulgarian: Сълаж
  • Catalan: Comtat de Sălaj
  • Catalan: Província de Sălaj
  • Cebuano: Județul Sălaj
  • Chinese: Sălaj Koān
  • Chinese: 瑟拉日县
  • Chinese: 瑟拉日縣
  • Croatian: Sălaj
  • Czech: Sălaj
  • Danish: Salaj
  • Danish: Sălaj
  • Dutch: District Salaj
  • Dutch: District Sălaj
  • Dutch: Salaj
  • Dutch: Sălaj
  • Esperanto: distrikto Salaj
  • Esperanto: distrikto Sălaj
  • Esperanto: Distrikto Sălaj
  • Esperanto: Sălaj
  • Estonian: Sălaj
  • Estonian: Sălaji maakond
  • Finnish: Salaj
  • Finnish: Sălaj
  • French: Judet de Salaj
  • French: Judeţ de Sălaj
  • French: Județ de Sălaj
  • French: Salaj
  • French: Sălaj
  • Galician: Condado de Salaj
  • Galician: Condado de Sălaj
  • Georgian: სელაჟის ჟუდეცი
  • German: Bezirk Sălaj
  • German: Kreis Sălaj
  • German: RO-SJ
  • German: Szilágy megye
  • Greek: Τζουντέτς του Σαλάζ
  • Gujarati: સાલજ કાઉન્ટી
  • Hebrew: סלאז‘
  • Hebrew: סלאז’
  • Hindi: सलाय काउंटी
  • Hungarian: Szilágy megye
  • Indonesian: County Sălaj
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Sălaj
  • Irish: Sălaj
  • Italian: Distretto di Salaj
  • Italian: distretto di Sălaj
  • Italian: Distretto di Sălaj
  • Italian: Salaj
  • Italian: Sălaj
  • Japanese: サラージュ県
  • Kannada: ಸಾಲಾಜ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ
  • Korean: 설라지주
  • Ladino: Sălaj
  • Latin: Sălaj
  • Latvian: Selažas žudecs
  • Lithuanian: Selažo apskritis
  • Lombard: Distret de Sălaj
  • Malay: Wilayah Sălaj
  • Marathi: सलज काउंटी
  • Min Nan Chinese: Sălaj Koān
  • Mongolian: Салаж аймаг
  • Mongolian: Сэлаж тойрог
  • Northern Frisian: Sălaj (Kreis)
  • Northern Frisian: Sălaj
  • Northern Sami: Sălaj guovlu
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sălaj
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Salaj fylke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sălaj fylke
  • Norwegian: Sălaj
  • Persian: شهرستان سلاژ
  • Polish: Okręg Salaj
  • Polish: Okręg Sălaj
  • Portuguese: Condado de sălaj
  • Portuguese: Sălaj
  • Romanian: Judetul Salaj
  • Romanian: Judeţul Sălaj
  • Romanian: Județul Sălaj
  • Romanian: Salaj
  • Romanian: Sălaj
  • Russian: Сэлаж
  • Scottish Gaelic: Sălaj
  • Serbian: Judeţul Sălaj
  • Serbian: Salaž
  • Serbian: Жупанија Салаж
  • Serbian: Салаж
  • Serbo-Croatian: Sălaj
  • Sinhala: සාලාජ් පළාත
  • Slovak: Sălaj
  • Slovak: Šalajská župa
  • Slovak: Salaš
  • Slovenian: Judeţ de Sălaj
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Sălaj
  • Spanish: Distrito de Sălaj
  • Spanish: Salaj
  • Spanish: Sălaj
  • Swedish: Salaj
  • Swedish: Sălaj
  • Tajik: Vilojati Salaƶ
  • Tajik: Вилояти Салаж
  • Tamil: சலஜ் கவுண்டி
  • Telugu: సలాజ్ కౌంటీ
  • Thai: เทศมณฑลเซอลัฌ
  • Turkish: Sălaj ili
  • Turkish: Sălaj
  • Ukrainian: Селаж
  • Urdu: سالاژ کاؤنٹی
  • Uzbek: Sălaj okrugi
  • Vietnamese: Hạt Salaj
  • Walloon: Sălaj
  • Waray (Philippines): Kondado han Sălaj
  • Welsh: Sir Sălaj
  • Western Panjabi: سیلاج کاؤنٹی
  • Wu Chinese: 瑟拉日县

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