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Creaca (Hungarian: Karika) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania.

Creaca
Commune
Porolissum
Location in Sălaj County
Creaca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°11′50″N 23°14′0″E
CountryRomania
CountySălaj
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Ioan-Eugen Terec[1]
Area
74.16 km2 (28.63 sq mi)
Highest elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Lowest elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
2,803
  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
457096
Area code+40 260 and +40 360
Vehicle reg.SJ
Websitecomunacreaca.ro

Villages


The commune is composed of nine villages: Borza (Egregyborzova), Brebi (Beréd), Brusturi (Somróújfalu), Ciglean (Csiglen), Creaca, Jac (Zsákfalva), Lupoaia (Farkasmező), Prodănești (Prodánfalva) and Viile Jacului (Szállásszőlőhegy). The largest village in terms of population and area is Jac, and the smallest is Viile Jacului.


History


In the 1st century AD, Porolissum, an ancient Roman city in Dacia was built on the western part of the commune. The city was the most north-eastern outpost of the Roman Empire, and garrisoned 5,000 auxiliary soldiers transferred from Spain, Gaul, and Britain.


Demographics


At the 2002 census, 97.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 2.1% Roma. 71.1% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.8% Baptist, 12.5% Pentecostal and 2.1% stated they belonged to another religion.


Education


There is a primary school (grades 1 to 8) in Creaca and Jac and only 1-4 grades in the rest of the villages, except Viile Jacului.


Occupations


The main occupations involve the farms around the village. Most of the men are gone to work in other European Union countries. The ones who stayed work in Zalău, commuting between Zalău and the commune's villages. In the communist era, the people worked mostly in Zalău and on state farms.




References


  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.





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