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Zalău
Salaj County · Romania
City population
52,359
#40
in Romania
#1
in Salaj County
#10,954
worldwide
47.200, 23.050 · 388 km from Bucharest
About Zalău
Zalău is a city in Salaj County, Romania with a population of 52,359. It is the 40th largest of the 126 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Romania, and the 10,954th largest worldwide. It lies 388 km from Bucharest.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Salaj County
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
47.200, 23.050
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 126 in RomaniaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.