Balkans
Romania
Sălaj County

Bălan

Bălan is a commune located in , , . It is composed of five villages: Bălan, Chechiș, Chendrea, Gălpâia and Gâlgău Almaşului. It is situated on the river , a tributary of the .
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  • Type: Village with 1,100 residents
  • Description: commune in Sălaj County, Romania
  • Also known as: “140146”, “Bălan, Sălaj”, and “Comuna Balan”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chechiș and Gâlgău Almașului.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Bălan.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Bălan.

Bălan

Latitude
47.1544° or 47° 9′ 16″ north
Longitude
23.3077° or 23° 18′ 28″ east
Population
1,100
Elevation
222 metres (728 feet)
Open location code
8GV55835+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 463184791
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
685704
Wiki­data ID
Q16427279
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Bălan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bălan (Sălaj)”
  • Cebuano: “Comuna Bălan”
  • Chechen: “Белан (коммуна)”
  • Chechen: “Белан”
  • Chinese: “Bălan”
  • Chinese: “伯蘭鄉”
  • Dutch: “Bălan”
  • Esperanto: “Bălan”
  • French: “Bălan”
  • German: “Bălan”
  • Hungarian: “Almásbalázsháza község”
  • Hungarian: “Almásbalázsháza”
  • Irish: “Bălan”
  • Italian: “Bălan”
  • Malay: “Bălan, Sălaj”
  • Malay: “Bălan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bălan”
  • Polish: “Bălan (gmina)”
  • Polish: “Bălan”
  • Portuguese: “Bălan”
  • Romanian: “Bălan”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Bălan, Sălaj”
  • Serbian: “Општина Балан”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Opština Bălan, Sălaj”
  • Spanish: “Bălan (Sălaj)”
  • Spanish: “Bălan”
  • Tatar: “Белан (коммуна)”
  • Tatar: “Белан”
  • Turkish: “Bălan”
  • Ukrainian: “Белан”
  • Vietnamese: “Balan, Sălaj”
  • Vietnamese: “Bălan, Sălaj”
  • Volapük: “Bălan”
  • “Bălan”
  • “Bălan (Sălaj)”
  • “Bălan, Sălaj”

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