Creaca
| Creaca | |
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 Creaca
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| Coordinates: 47°9′58″N 23°12′0″E / 47.16611°N 23.20000°ECoordinates: 47°9′58″N 23°12′0″E / 47.16611°N 23.20000°E | |
| Country |
 Romania
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| County |
 Sălaj
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| Commune | Creaca |
| Development region1 | North West Development Region |
| Historic region | Transylvania |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Terec Eugen (Democratic Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.16 km2 (28.63 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,046 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal Code | 457096 |
| Area code(s) | +40 260 and +40 3602 |
| Currency | RON |
| Official language | Romanian |
| Ambulance | Zalău |
| Police | Creaca |
| Fire | Jibou |
| Car Plates | SJ |
| Website | http://www.primariacreaca.eu |
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1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the 2+40 x60: x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for Romtelecom and 3 for the other ground telephone networks |
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1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role and were formed in order to manage funds from the 
European Union.
Creaca (Hungarian: Karika) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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