Jibou

Jibou is a town in , , . In 2021 it had a population of 9,677. Jibou includes the town proper and other four villages: Rona, Cuceu, Husia, and Var.
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  • Type: Town with 10,200 residents
  • Description: town in Sălaj County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Jibau”, “Jibou, Sălaj”, “Jiboul”, “ז’יבו”, “ז’יבוי”, and “זיבן”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wesselenyi castle in Jibou and Jibou Botanical Garden.

Castle
Photo: Andrei kokelburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.

Garden
The , now named after its…

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Jibou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Husia and Var.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Jibou.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Jibou.

Village
Photo: Bogdan salaj, CC BY 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Jibou.

Jibou

Latitude
47.26038° or 47° 15′ 37″ north
Longitude
23.25789° or 23° 15′ 28″ east
Population
10,200
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
UN/LOCODE
RO JB9
Open location code
8GV57765+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 133060081
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
675261
Wiki­data ID
Q660417
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Yiddish—“Jibou” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Жибоу”
  • Catalan: “Jibou”
  • Cebuano: “Jibou”
  • Cebuano: “Oraș Jibou”
  • Chinese: “日博烏”
  • Czech: “Jibou”
  • Danish: “Jibou”
  • Dutch: “Jibou”
  • Esperanto: “Jibou”
  • Estonian: “Jibou”
  • French: “Jibou”
  • German: “Jibou”
  • German: “Siben”
  • Hebrew: “ז’יבואו”
  • Hungarian: “Zsibó”
  • Indonesian: “Jibou”
  • Irish: “Jibou”
  • Italian: “Jibou”
  • Japanese: “ジボウ”
  • Latin: “Jibou”
  • Macedonian: “Жибоу”
  • Malay: “Jibou”
  • Minangkabau: “Jibou”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jibou”
  • Persian: “ژیبو”
  • Polish: “Jibou”
  • Portuguese: “Jibou”
  • Romanian: “Jibou”
  • Russian: “Жибоу”
  • Serbian: “Жибоу”
  • Serbian: “Општина Жибоу”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Jibou, Sălaj”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Jibou”
  • Slovak: “Jibou”
  • Spanish: “Jibou”
  • Swedish: “Jibou”
  • Tajik: “Жибоу”
  • Ukrainian: “Жибоу”
  • Urdu: “جیبؤ”
  • Vietnamese: “Jibou”
  • Yiddish: “זשיבוי”
  • “Jibou”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rona and Ciglean.

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Highlights: Catedrala Ortodoxă Jibou and Primăria orașului Jibou.

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