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Gilău
Gilău
Commune
	Castle in Gilău
	Location in Cluj County
	Gilău Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°45′N 23°23′E / 46.750°N 23.383°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1246
Subdivisions	Gilău, Someșu Cald, Someșu Rece
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gelu-Vasile Topan (PNL)
Area	118.82 km2 (45.88 sq mi)
Population (2021-12-01)	8,980
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	comunagilau.ro

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

Geography

The commune lies in the northeastern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains. It is located in the central part of Cluj County, about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Gilău borders the communes of Baciu and Gârbău to the north, Florești to the east, Săvădisla to the southeast, Măguri-Răcătău and Mărișel to the south and southwest, and Căpușu Mare to the west.

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]